The "new" K&L

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The "new" K&L

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the new layout has started. reusing what i could of the old and making new where needed. theme is the same (1940's mid Michigan line with PRR ties).

"the plan"
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"the area"
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bench work up Enfield to Richland
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where we are at now
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have filled the gaps in the bench work...also layed out the new "Parchment" which includes "P Jct" far end and "Yard Jct" near end.

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finished most trackwork at P Jct tying together Enfield and Richland. Main panel known as Enfield Yard Office in and partially wired. First test run thru P Jct from River Crossover to Southend Richland.

P Jct
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Enfield Yard Office
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test run arriving P Jct.
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finished Vermontville Jct connecting Rich to Lansing and the "last spike" connecting the completed Mainline
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working on Richland agent/operators office
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Must be paying out some overtime to the K&L MOW crews, they are making good progress it seems! :D

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Trains are rolling!!. still much planning and track work to get done but...freight is moving.

Enfield Yard with the AM Yard Job working the lead while train #10's power waits on the "old main"
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Cedar St yard and Engine Termminal
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train #10 heading through Richland.
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The construction continues. This area to be the "Enfield Switching District" with a 2-track Railroad Freighthouse and 3 or 4 other industries.
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i hate the interstate and the infernal combustion engine
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"hey are you waiting for a train too?"

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here is Enfield now. Added the "Enfield Switching District" which has the K&L freight house Kalamazoo Crane and a lead to Checker Motors. the mainline goes yowards the bottom left crossing the Kalamazoo river.

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after crossing the river the line splits at River tower with the double track going to Union Station and the other going to the downtown switching district. the area bottom left is Lansing and the odd shaped building is a "double sided" backdrop.

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South Cedar St crossing on the Lansing Man. Railway. the switch er is on the LMR main the foreground track is the Cedar St teamtrack, the track in the back is the PM interchange.

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i hate the interstate and the infernal combustion engine
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"hey are you waiting for a train too?"

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Do you draw a plan first?
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some action on the Line....

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no plan what so ever....just wingin it.....i know what i want on the layout so im just making it work....rough in the curves with radius tools and stringline and lay track.
i hate the interstate and the infernal combustion engine
nothing is sweeter then the smell of coalsmoke in the morning
"hey are you waiting for a train too?"

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Looking good Gov...Been following over on Facebook....
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Northend Richland is a crossover that is really 3 locations. "Northend Richland" and "Diamondale" beginning of double track into Cedar St Yard as well as "Vermontville" with the Gates spur. The spur makes the area cramped for handthrows.
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so i tried a throwbar extension made out of 24ga wire.
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bent to fit under the ties...the mini-dowels hopefully will make a "channel" thru the ballast when laid...
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been 2 weeks heavy usage...no problems :mrgreen:
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i hate the interstate and the infernal combustion engine
nothing is sweeter then the smell of coalsmoke in the morning
"hey are you waiting for a train too?"

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an update....

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i hate the interstate and the infernal combustion engine
nothing is sweeter then the smell of coalsmoke in the morning
"hey are you waiting for a train too?"

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