Westport Terminal RR

[WT fan]

This is the latest picture. It shows the first switch stands at my Third Street Industrial District.

Wolfgang

 

[WT fan]

More pictures. A story about train Extra 512 from Westport to Harbor District.

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Setting out cars.

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Departure

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On it's way.

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Wolfgang

 

[jbaakko]

Sweet, nice pics of the layout! Can't wait to see more. Every time I see shots on a layout it inspires me all that much more.

 

[hminky]

Aren't the web and forums great. We get to see the work of so many talented modelers and their great layouts.

Harold

 

[WT fan]

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A dove looks at the string of cars Extra 512 has left at Third St District.

Wolfgang

 

[WT fan]

Our dove is flying more, high above the Big Curve between Third St Industrial District and Plywood District. But the train was faster.

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The dove flow faster. There's the train at the Plywood District.

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Descending the grade to Harbor District.

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[IronBeltKen]

Nice work! I need to do a few "false-front" buildings on some of my own narrow layout areas.

 

[Zephyr]

Great stuff! How many locomotives does your terminal railroad operate?

 

[WT fan]

There're
engines WT4 - GE 44-ton named after "J. Henry"
RDC WT 11
EMD NW 2 WT 16 "A.G.Bell"
RDC WT 21
GE U 25 B WT 128 "T.A.Edison"
GE U 25 B WT 256 "B.Franklin"
EMD GP 35 WT 512 "R.A.Millikan"
EMD GP 25 WT 1024 "A.H.Compton"
and the "new" engine from SOO line
RS 1 WT 350

go to my homepage at roster

But you will find a few more engines at WT trackage.

Wolfgang

 

[WT fan]

Extra 512 enters Harbor District.
Behind bulk pier.

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This crossing is curved, scratchbuild.

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Wolfgang

 

[emt49]

thats a good lookin layout

 

[karol]

Impressive. Is it DCC or analog?

 

[WT fan]

It's DCC: WT goes DCC

Now, the engine does some switching.

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Delivering cars to the cannery and bakery.

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Wolfgang

 

[WT fan]

And these are my operating gates as you can see in the May issue of MR, p122 or at my site.

Gates open for spotting cars:

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Gates closed:

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Wolfgang

 

[jbaakko]

Now thats an interesting DCC system! I like the way its set up, does one cab control on unit on the layout? If so, how do you run MU sets?

 

[WT fan]

One cab / throttle is for one unit or for one lash up. I have the Uhlenbrock Intellibox. There I build the consist, e.g. with three engines. Then I allocate this consist to the throttle.

Wolfgang

 

[jbaakko]

Ahh, neat, I like that concept, but I think thats a tad complex for myself, considering I'd have to have over 100 cabs!

 

[WT fan]

And a new engine was seen at Westport Terminal trackage:

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I've installed an ESU sound decoder into this Kato SD 40-2. The sister engine is at the work table.

Wolfgang

 

[jbaakko]

Sheesh that image took FOREVER to load!