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built on semi-permanent sections against the basement walls are used for staging, and there are provisions to turn locomotives and short trains us- ing a wye on one of the semi-perma- nent sections. Additionally, a turntable located on the Thendara North module can turn small locomotives,


rolling


stock, cabooses and tail cars (observa- tions). Most modules offer switching


A close up of the forestry work being done on the Buck Pond module (left) reveals the back-breaking


labor involved. Teams of


horses and steam donkeys are used to drag the big logs from the pond. A steam pow- ered crane (below) then is used to load waiting flat cars and gondolas with raw logs that have been pulled from the water. In the background a Heisler locomotive is ready to depart for the Deis Mill with a log consist.


and train show in Hartford, Connecti- cut. The first, Woods Lake, features a double crossover which turns the lay- out from a double track to a single twice-around operation, very useful for display purposes and changing the op- erating pattern, if not the trackage it- self, to be more “rural.” The second two- foot section was inserted at Thendara


RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN


North and added more storage tracks to the turntable area. The trackplan for the home layout is double


mostly track, with point-to-


point and continuous run capability. There are several crossovers for trains to facilitate meets and passing move- ments. To optimize rail traffic flow and rolling stock variety, two narrow yards


movements. Passenger trains stop at Thendara North and a smaller depot on the Big Moose module, with the des- tinations for passengers the inns at Thendara and Woods Lake. Scenically, the region being modeled


is heavily forested and hilly. The abun- dant trees on the layout are scratchbuilt from natural and commercial materials.


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