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A tracklaying challenge
« on: July 21, 2011, 11:06:46 PM »
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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2011, 11:19:22 PM »
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Also interesting that the line over the river on the right goes into a building and ends.

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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2011, 11:27:12 PM »
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Also interesting that the line over the river on the right goes into a building and ends.

Goes under the building and continues in a trench under the streets past the tall angled building and then starts curving to the right after the dark glassed building emerging again under the elevated roads.  Pretty awesome trackage all around!

Also neat, I found that if you zoom in a bit, then scroll to the left a bit, the picture will change to one with greener vegetation and a train on the tracks, you can then scroll back to the right until the crossings just appears at the right edge of your screen and the interlocking tower is visible and still standing.

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Oh hey! That's Columbus...I'll be flying into there in 10 days on my way to Mid-Ohio for the American Le Mans and Indy Car races at Mid-Ohio!
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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2011, 05:13:16 AM »
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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2011, 05:53:10 AM »
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You can also see the old NYC/T&OC station-the one with the red roof by the street intersection.
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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2011, 06:49:40 AM »
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WOW, you think it can be done with unitrak...lol

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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2011, 08:33:40 AM »
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Here's a nearby industrial area. Nice arrangement of track. (Shield your eyes, Ed.)

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qnwbt882hhbj&lvl=18.740434575355103&dir=104.43403317935876&sty=o&form=LMLTCC

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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2011, 09:22:47 AM »
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The Scioto Tower trackage is intersting. Ohio is full of similar or worse Junctions. Try this one at CP Oklahoma in Cincinnati

http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/?org=aj&FORM=LMLTCC#5003/0.6002=q:norwood+oh:nelat:41.6011263304507:nelong:-83.4904156009459:swlat:41.584258609994:swlong:-83.509706048181:nosp:0:adj:0/5872/style=be&lat=qhhbn3&lon=7yn76s&alt=115.472359&z=18&pid=5874

It gets even worse if you scroill a little north and add in the NS Interchange and trackage around the old CH&D

Chris, a few of us looked at doing the diamonds at Griffith as they were in the early 60's but nobody wanted to hand lay the diamonds.


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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2011, 10:02:44 AM »
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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2011, 11:01:41 AM »
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It's really quite amazing how detailed some of these satellite images are--in this area, you can zoom in far enough to literally count ties. I wondered what it might be like to model this particular little scene, and it became a reality-check to realize the switches for this industrial siding look to be around #10. Certainly throws a different light on typical modeling practices.


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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2011, 11:06:40 AM »
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I love that triple crossing.  The mail catcher in front is interesting also.  If one RR is NYC, what are the other roads?

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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2011, 11:36:49 AM »
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Chris, a few of us looked at doing the diamonds at Griffith as they were in the early 60's but nobody wanted to hand lay the diamonds.

I'd love to do it just for the challenge.

But my favorite is still this one in Chicago, mostly because of the switches on the bridges.

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qz925r7pxq3g&lvl=19.620116566756202&dir=0.12929721272937617&sty=b&where1=Griffith%2C%20IN&form=LMLTCC

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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2011, 12:02:32 PM »
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Re: A tracklaying challenge
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2011, 01:32:48 PM »
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I love that triple crossing.  The mail catcher in front is interesting also.  If one RR is NYC, what are the other roads?

PRR and NKP?