Kalamazoo & Lansing

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AARR wrote:And then it will be time to abandon and remove and design and build another :lol:
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added some ground cover around the Station....cindered up the housetrack.....gonna re-do the M-43 road crossing...

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well i dont like the kit base...so off it came ....added a foundation from some scale lumber...as well as a base to raise the ground some

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...and working on a new loading dock/baggage platform

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Any new updates? Also, I noticed your DC transformer and was curious if you will eventually convert to DCC?
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no real updates...just doing a lot of operations lately....been live streaming most of it for some friends at another site...

the only reason i would invest in DCC is for sound....layouts small enough i dont "need" fancy control.....but sound in my steamers would be awesome!!
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did my annual "watch the 500 build something N scale" thingie today....continued the Richland Station platform work

we left off here few weeks ago
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so continuing with the cuttin and stuff ...making sections to sand to fit
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ending up with this...
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mixed up a homemade stain...burnt umber acrylic mixed 1:4 with water...
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steps ramps and such are next...
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note: pics are first try with my new phone...camera seems weak but its quick to upload.....
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Railroad Days at Enfield yard.....

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That platform looks like it came out real nice!
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some doings on the K&L....after a year of "temporary" track for "Lansing" the crews moved in to build the real deal. Also made the jump to Peco products from Atlas.

heres the plan..

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heres "Diamondale" tied into existing wired and ready

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laying out the leads

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this is "South Yard" of the Lansing Manufactors Railway...bottom track is the "station lead"....hope to be installing the turntable this weekend...

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I enjoy the updates, Gov. The additional yard is a good idea for better operational action.
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its been a while i know!!...and yes hopefully better "point to point" operation now....have one other extension planned for a "Downtown branch" off the main yard
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the mainline ans siding are spiked down with feeders in place....surveyed for the turntable and got that built and installed yesterday...

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The K&L announced today that the Lansing Manufactures Railway's South Yard is spiked down and Cedar Street Tower is wired for full operation.

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Looks like there's room for another industry or two in the new section. Is that your plan?
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i dont think so...South Yard is a north "end" of my railroad and is basically an interchange yard. Any industry would be switched by the LMR anyway :mrgreen: ...but plans have changed before :wink:
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some action from today..

the AM hostler wyeing the road engines backing past P Twr...

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the Turn working SpeedQueen from the siding as the northbound Morning Dove leaves Richland station

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the Enfield yard job easing a load onto Goodham's coal trestle

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speaking of "the Turn working SpeedQueen"....heres a shot from 2/09 and a shot from 12/13

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LMR's South yard in action...

K&L northbound train #11 ready to go the inbound #10 and local cars in the yard.
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Cedar St Roundhouse with K&L #310 on the table
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from Cedar St tower a lead heads to the PM Station
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Re: Kalamazoo & Lansing

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Looks great!
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