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Those are repainted and redetailed Kato SD45's with wire handrails and custom paint.
I have arrived at a fairly complete track arrangement for Chetwynd yard after several weeks of experimentation. I have a fairly faithful rendition of the prototype with all but one track present, and a total yard capacity in excess of 50 cars. All of this is just sitting in place at present; track-laying starts next week.This first view is looking north with the two cuts of cars nearest the camera sitting on East Sidings 1 and 2 ready to go to Dawson Creek. In the distance are the sub-roadbed curves coming in from the mainline to Fort St. John and the branch line to Dawson Creek:This second view shows the station and freight shed at right, the two shed tracks, and the shop tracks which will be able to store several consists of motive power. The train sitting on hte passing track is two locomotives, 12 cars and caboose which will be a typical length for trains going north and coming south:Another view of the station and freight shed with shop tracks beyond, and paper control panels on the fascia to test potential locations for them:At the south end of the yard is the Canfor sawmill which I am looking forward to modelling. The trial arrangement of mock-ups includes the southern end of the sawmill, part of the dry kiln shed, and part of another building, with blowpipes and conveyors to the wood burner. There is also a double track chip loader. This arrangement is quite faithful to the prototype and looks like it will be able to accommodate as many as 14 cars:Looking forward to the Vancouver Train Expo show at the PNE this weekend and hanging out with my fellow PGE/BCR modellers; please stop by our PGE/BCR tables and say hi if you are there!Tim
I haven't put up one of these shots in a long time......This is the signature scene on my Santa Fe layout, inspired by the 1983 McMillan calendar shot "Arizona Divide & Conqueror" by Steve Patterson. The same spot is on the cover of McMillan's book "Canyonlands and Super Chiefs" and is at a spot called Chalendar (various spellings) between Williams and Flagstaff. It's just east of Maine.The distant backdrop of the San Francisco peaks was cut directly out of an Arizona Highways calendar, after painting attempts were a total failure.Ponderosa pines are dried goldenrod tufts on Woodland Scenics metal armatures. The wood telephone poles were done by the late Verne Niner, friend and fellow N Arizona modeler.Those are repainted and redetailed Kato SD45's with wire handrails and custom paint.
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Topic: Weekend Update 11/12/17 (Read 15651 times)
