The Morada Belt Railway
DAVE STANLEY
Business is brisk at Tequila Shiela’s (above). Modeler Pat Davis added the lighting to the Bar Mills kit. The author’s wife, Shirley (not Shiela), sits outside the model train building, surrounded by railroad memorabilia (right). The temporary end of the line is at Acampo (below left). The station, yet to be named, was a Suydam kit built by retired SP (UP) engineer Dale Fowlar. The mainline and siding are awaiting arrival of ballast. The other leg of the reverse loop-mainline is on the far left against the backdrop and will dis- appear for several feet behind a slaughter house/meat packing complex before continuing on to Ridgewood. This overview (be- low right) looks down on the west half of the layout, specifically the twin single-loop helix and Lake Davis siding. The branch sta- tion at Oakwilde is visible on the upper left. Directly below it is the loop cutting through the backdrop from Eagles Nest (which will eventually be hidden from view by the branch fascia). Below all of that is Junction City and the interchange yard. Two more strands of LED rope lighting will be added above Junction City.
DAVE STANLEY
er to tail out on the main. Train crews will contact the JC operator for clear- ance through the yard limits. Having operated on many layouts and experiencing virtually every DCC system on the market, I was most im- pressed with the ease and reliability of CVP’s Easy DCC and chose that prod- uct to power the Morada Belt. One af- ternoon at
lunch, while celebrating DAVE STANLEY
Pat’s retirement, Jerry, Kirk and Pat caught me completely off guard when they handed me a very heavy gift wrapped box. Anxious to start running trains on our railroad, the three of them had purchased a CVP starter kit without my knowledge. I am truly blessed to have such good friends as my building and operating partners! As of this writing, about 60 percent of
PAT DAVIS
the layout is complete. The final 55 feet of mainline and associated industry will be installed on the upper level, hopefully by mid-2014, and the remainder of the branchline will follow soon after. Looking to wrap up my 40-year rail- road career by late 2014, I can’t wait to turn the clock back to the glory days on the high iron. On the Morada Belt, it’s going to be fun to railroad again!
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