Structure Update

This is just a quick update of the completed locomotive shops and a new structure that is in the works.

Sneak Peak

Here is a sneak peak of the custom locomotive shop being built by DJ fro DJ's Trains. Check him out at http://www.djstrains.com and http://www.youtube.com/user/djstrains. The building still needs to be painted and aged.

Finally an Update!

School is finally out which means I will have a lot more time to spend working on the layout! Right now I am waiting of the foam board for the layout but in the mean time I have begun playing around with some track configurations in the yard. The Yard will have 5 storage tracks, 3 Locomotive servicing tracks and 1 car repair track. Not all the track is laid out because I need to get some more from the local hobby shop.

As for the structures in the yard, I will be using the BLMA yard office, Walthers Railcar Restoration building for the Car repair shop and Walthers Car Shop as the locomotive facility. I have a gentleman by the name of DJ kit-bashing and detailing two of these kits together to form one long structure. He does a lot of nice work! Check his website out at http://www.djstrains.com or his YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/user/djstrains

The three locomotive tracks at the far right. The next track is the track leading to the car shop. Then the next two are storage tracks. The middle two are the main line. In the bare space, there will be three more storage tracks.

Paper mock up of the custom locomotive facility 

East end of the Yard. White square represents the car repair building

Birds Eye of the Yard

West end of the Yard

   

Back to the layout room!

Sorry for the lack of posts but ive been really busy with school. I hope to get back into the layout room and get some work done this month. I want to try and finsh the last of the bench work, lay down the foam board, and finally lay and wire the track

New Track

The Track of choice for the Omaha Belt Line is the Kato Double Track Unitrack.






Straight section and Superelevated curve section



Rolling Stock



Kato Bethgon Coalporters




ExactRail Trinity 64' TRINcool Ph. III Reefer



Athern 57' Mechanical Reefer





Athern 53' Flatcar w/ Lumber Load




BLMA F89-J 89' Flatcar



New Structures

I have not had enough time to make it to the local hardware store to purchase the rest of the lumber that is needed. But in the mean time I have ordered a few structures off the Internet.


Walthers Grain Silo and Rix Products grain bins




BLMA Radio Antenna and Yard Office




Micro Engineering 80' Deck Girder Bridge. Two more 80' Deck Girder bridges will be added to the other side.




End view of 80' Deck Girder Bridge