Large Scale-Outdoors-1:29(or so)-Washington Idaho & Montana Ry Co

[SteveF]

The Washington Idaho & Montana Ry. Co.

Running generally from Bovil, ID to Palouse, WA. The WI&M never made it to Montana. The WI&M is battery powered and radio controlled.


Bovil, ID yard

That dead vine on the house is my hops plant.

Leaving Bovil

Dartmouth, ID

The Chief Engineer of the WI&M was an Ivy Leaguer, so some of the place names he made were after Ivy League schools that he favored.

Borrowed Scenery

Entering Deary, ID

There will be some sidings, here, for grain elevators.

Deary, ID

Deary is named after one of the principals of the WI&M

 

[SteveF]

Leaving Deary

The gate keeps the chickens out of SWMBOs garden.

Heading downhill to Potlatch, ID

I've pulled the grass weeds since this photo was taken.

Potlatch, ID

Home of WI&M's maintenance facilities, as well as the world's largest lumber mill.

The bridge over what will someday be the mill pond at Potlatch

Heading towards Bennett Lumber Company in Princeton, ID

Potlatch Forest Products chief competitor.

 

[SteveF]

The Wye at Whiterock

There is no White Rock on the WI&M. I copied this puzzle from Dave Goodson's Colorado Consolidated Railway. To shunt the cars into the right spot takes an agile mind.

Leaving the Wye and entering White Rock

The world's best brakeman.

Gysgt John Basilone, aka "Gunny." My partner in crime.

White Rock

The buildings will be placed once the wind dies down.


Leaving White Rock on the way to Palouse, WA

 

[SteveF]

End of Track

Palouse, WA and Lairds Yard will be built on the table in the background

Turning on the Wye to head back to Bovil

Leaving the Wye and joining the main line.

Entering Potlatch from the West

Grinding up hill

Returning to Bovil

 

[SteveF]

BS Junction

This is where the WI&M meets Andy Clarke's Bluestone Southern, though we know that is just BS.

Snakey S Curves returning through Deary.

SWMBO's Chicken coop in the background

More S Curve

Returning to Bovil

Double rainbow taken on the same day as these photos

 

[LoudMusic]

Wow, that looks like it actually covers some significant ground. I bet it's fun to operate!

 

[gregamer]

Looks great. And I love the final photo


Greg Amer
The Industrial Lead
gregamer.com

 

[swiggy]

wow, i want to build one. that is really sweet, very cool long straights. A video would be even better. I have some ideas for the back yard, but nothing solid yet......great pics!

 

[DakotaLove39]

Hmm.. I think operating a handful of trains on that would be very interesting.

 

[Burlington Bob]

Really nice! How many scale miles do you get on a set of batteries? Are the batteries a standard type or are they made differently for different locos?

 

[SteveF]

Really nice! How many scale miles do you get on a set of batteries? Are the batteries a standard type or are they made differently for different locos?

Bob, I've never considered how many miles I can get on a charge, but I wear out before the batteries do. If just running on the loop, I can get 2.5 to 3 hours with that consist at a prototypical scale 25-35 mph. I do that while gardening. If I am switching freight, ... well, like I said, I wear out before the batteries do. I suspect that they might last 4.5 hours or more, with the understanding that a lot of that time is with the locomotive stopped while I couple, uncouple, throw the points, and so on.

The batteries are Sub-C NiMH, 18.6 volts at 3300 mA. Pretty standard. I use Aristocraft's 27 mHz Train Engineer in a trail car for the radio control in that particular consist. That is ancient technology. but it still works. Other locomotives use mostly Airwire stuff.

 

[LoudMusic]

Sounds like loads of fun.

Do you have more pictures?

 

[Sirfoldalot]

That is just so cool to have the room to do that.
Luv every aspect of your living space, RR, and garden.
Be sure and give your conductor a hug from me!

 

[breezy8]

WOW!!! great layout. Where ar you located? I am in Colfax, Wa. Scenery looks a lot like it is around here...Great pics...I am in the planning stages for the WI&M in HO scale. I was raised in Palouse & Potlatch, where we plan on retireing to.....breezy8