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Maybe not the best shot in the world, but I was inside the shop hanging out with the crew and you were somewhere else! Click on photo to enlarge. I'll build a model of this one day.
The Blue Ridge smokin' into town.
Tunnels of Trees near Holly Springs
Parked to rest for the night, right on the main line.
This is a NARROW GAUGE caboose from the original railroad, the Marietta & Knoxville. It is inside the marble pits and serves as the office. That is not snow on the ground, it's calcium carbonate.
White marble is everywhere, so might as well make a nice bridge out of it. This is in Canton, GA.
My all time favorite! Hanging out in the kudzu after a long, hot day.
The Turnip Town Trestle. The longest and highest in Georgia, and it is curved.
This was my Christmas shot in the GNRR calender published many years ago.
While Delta holds me captive for hours on end refusing to give me more than 24 peanuts at a time, I invest the time in designing layouts. My trip to Detroit (snow) and back gave me 3 hours of total thought time, minus a small argument with a bone head behind me that was playing his stereo too loud.
My big question for Jackson's layout is "can I get it all in and if I can't what gets dropped?" Big question. There are a lot of good features on the layout. One thing to consider is a good mix of traffic. There are a ton of industries that take tank cars so you don't want to be just tank cars running around. The Nelson Marble Cutting operation is back up and running. It doesn't take rail cars, but it is so cool to see the train run right through the middle of a business with all that white dust and stone.
I'm getting a good trackplan in my head now, but need to finish the drawing of the room and check it out. I NEVER start drawing without the dimensions being thoroughly checked. But we'll start soon.
Over about three or four phone calls tonight I've gotten all the dimensions that I need for the layout. I'll start finalizing these this week and produce a drawing. Then I'll buzz over to I.D.'s house and we'll check them together.
ALWAYS CHECK THE DIMENSIONS
Even the best people with the best measuring tools make mistakes measuring a room. I've made mistakes. Use two people, make the drawing and use different people to check it. I'll carry a buddy with me.
Elizabeth (Interchange with CSX)
Marietta
Blackwell
Woodstock
Lebanon
Holly Springs
Canton
Kentsburg
Ball Ground
Nelson
Tate (Yard and Loco Servicing
Jasper
Talking Rock
Whitestone
Ellijay
East Ellijay
Cherry Log
Blue Ridge
Murphy Junction
McCaysville
Copper Hill
This passenger car (which is probably still on the line somewhere) was the office for the GNRR for many years until they built the block office. Can anyone tell me what kind of car it is so that I. D. can model it?
you don't need to ask me any questions? did get the measurement for the garage side of the basement and the height but forgot, been so long ago. i'll have to do it again. i am currently thinking of 16" shelves for lower and 12" upper. this cuts down on scenery. just enough for structure and track, this will make track for the front or back. it will look like modular, but against wall. can make wider as needed, yard, or big scene. well i am retired and home most the time day or night and answer machine.
questions for you!
thinking- 10-15 years layout can be easy removed.
the 10 page sheets i sent you, my machine said 9 was sent? missing?
close or move door between front and back garage?
distance between modules?
how many peninsulas will work?
probable 2 months til build, still have some sheet rock to install and floor repaired in 10x20 room. will be upgrading my circuit breaker panel also.
1x3 construction, sandply, with (foam-ceiling tile-homosode)? top.
will be putting down 1x1 adhesive tile, ceiling will be open ceiling fiberglass joist. screwed ballast lights to joist.
Name: The Georgia Northeastern Scale: HO 1:87 Gauge: Standard Dimensions: 30' x 19' + expansion Prototype: The GNRR & the CSX Theme: North Georgia modern railroading Railroad's Purpose: Move freight to and from North Georgia customers Layout Purpose: Provide entertainment for owner and infrequent operating fun for friends. Location: North central Georgia, US Era: Modern day Style: Walk around Mainline Run: tbd Min Radius: 30" Min Turnout: #8 main, #5 yard Ruling Grade: 2% Track Saturation: tbd Design Parameters: easy to construct shelf Benchwork: Simple L-girder and cantilever box Scenery: Rolling hills in North Georgia, summer, sunshine Control: DCC Digitrax Operation: tbd Track: Walther's 83, turnouts electrically powered Other:
I've been a model railroader all my life and never remember not having trains. I started out with an N-scale layout when I was five, moved in to HO until I was 30, switched to S scale for another few years, then to On30, HO and then On30 again!
