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Re: [OM] Paul's PAW - Train stuff, a people, and a puppy

Subject: Re: [OM] Paul's PAW - Train stuff, a people, and a puppy
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2014 20:25:12 -0500
Wow!


Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie

"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach

> On May 3, 2014, at 20:17, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Those spirals are out in the open. The ones above Field, BC are all carved 
> out inside a mountain with only the tunnel entrances  being in the open air.
> 
> jh
> 
> 
> 
>> On 5/3/2014 10:12 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Actually, an example here in the US is the Tehachapi Loop on the Union 
>> Pacific in California.  It's famous among US rail enthusiasts.
>> 
>> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi_Loop
>> 
>> 
>> Paul Braun
>> Certified Music Junkie
>> 
>> "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins
>> 
>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach
>> 
>>> On May 3, 2014, at 20:02, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I looked at some of the images on Paul Braun's site beyond the one cited 
>>> and found this one:
>>> 
>>> "Bear Layin' It Down
>>> 
>>> John "Bear" Kuehl works on laying the double-tracked line up the second 
>>> helix on our club layout. A helix is a spiral of track used to get a train 
>>> from one level of a multi-level layout to another in a small amount of 
>>> space."
>>> 
>>> The best example of a helix railroad track I have seen are the spiral 
>>> tunnels on the CP Rail track between Field in British Columbia and Lake 
>>> Louise in Alberta.  Trains with upwards of 10 locos can be seen exiting a 
>>> tunnel going in one direction with wagons going into a tunnel 50 or perhaps 
>>> 100 feet above or below in diametrically the opposite direction.  There are 
>>> several helix tunnels in the complex and are readily visible from the 
>>> nearly Trans Canada Highway.  Somewhere I have photos taken several years 
>>> ago.
>>> 
>>> jh
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 5/3/2014 8:47 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12465> is a nice shot but 
>>>> could use some straightening.
>>>> 
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 4/30/2014 12:00 PM, John Hudson wrote:
>>>>> Paul .... this is a loco coming to a railroad near you soon. A piece on
>>>>> CBC radio in the last few weeks said that UP is investing in a
>>>>> rejuvenation project and that these wheels will be rolling again in a
>>>>> year or three.
>>>>> 
>>>>> *http://tinyurl.com/odbnw4n*
>>>>> 
>>>>> jh
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 4/30/2014 12:48 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>>>>>> I had a hectic weekend, so I didn't get to post last week's photos in a
>>>>>> timely manner.  So, if you go here:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=2906
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You will see real-life railroad shots from this past Saturday along the
>>>>>> Chicago, South Shore and South Bend railroad and you will also see some
>>>>>> model railroading shots from my visit to a friend's home layout last
>>>>>> night.  However, Dean's layout is larger than a lot of club layouts,
>>>>>> including ours.. when he and his wife built their house, he planned
>>>>>> for the
>>>>>> layout and had the dividing walls built into the basement.  It takes up
>>>>>> almost the entire 30x64' space.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I asked Dean to pose in front of the steel mill section of the layout:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12507
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I also got a photo of his beagle, Peanut, who greets visitors and follows
>>>>>> them around the basement:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12489
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Enjoy.  C&C encouraged and appreciated.
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