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Photo 4: While the residents of Greenbrook were kind to him, the undeniable pull of that distant lonely whistle keeps our hobo moving along. Photo 5: A small hunter's shack on the road out of Greenbrook. Photo 6: Depot Street, Greenbrook. 6 • O Scale Trains - Nov/Dec ’06 Photo 7: Back alley view of Greenbrook, behind Shirley's Diner. Photo 8: The Machesky Filter complex, named for an influential train buddy. This building was kitbashed from some Lionel kits I had laying around and was designed to fit this curved siding. Photo 9: A C&O wooden caboose built from an old Quality Craft kit to bring up the rear of my Allegheny-powered coal drags.
1 8 7 6 4 5 3 2 9 Layout Info Size: 9.5’ by 22.5’ Benchwork: Semi-modular Tabletop Track: Atlas O Nickel-Silver and Steel Curves: O-90, O-81, O-72, O-54 (diameter) Switches: O-72, #5’s Power: Lionel ZW, Two 135W Bricks, Two 180W Bricks Control: Lionel TMCC w/SC-2s for Switch Control Motive Power: Lionel Steam and Diesel, TMCC, Railsounds, and Odyssey-equipped Rolling Stock: Lionel, Atlas, K-Line, Quality Craft, Pecos River Timeframe: ‘Flexible’ - Steam/Diesel Transition Era, Some Elements of 1930s and ‘40s Scenery: Freelanced Eastern US; Industrial Urban, Appalachian/Berkshire Influenced Mountain, New England Small Town Changing roster, Evolving Layout Motive power and rolling stock started off as a mix of Lionel TMCC-equipped semi-scale and scale equipment that I had acquired in the years prior to the construction of this layout. As the layout progressed though, I found myself drawn more and more toward Lionel’s full-scale offerings. This led to the selling off of many of the semi-scale items. During this time, I came up with the cash necessary to purchase a slightly used JLC UP Challenger. Its maiden run across my layout immediately showed me some of the problems my original plans created, namely clearance issues. It turned out that the biggest problem area was the mountain cut. I set out to correct this problem by carving the section up with my trusty Sawzall and installing a concrete retaining wall made up of masonite. This gave me enough clearance to allow the Challenger to charge through the cut, free of obstruction. This locomotive acquisition and the accompanying clearance project changed the outlook on both my motive power choices and my layout’s construction. The mountain cut project allowed me the opportunity to freshen up a part of the layout I had considered finished. Along with the retaining wall, I decided to add a bunch of rock castings and more foliage, to add more depth to the mountain cut scene. Completion of this project Nov/Dec ’06 - O Scale Trains •
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