How To:Layout Expansion Photos - Inspiration N Scale

[Scott Teague]

Started a new coal branch line that goes over the middle part of the layout on the middle wall. Should be almost a 50ft run from the mainline.

Scott

[Scott Teague]

Here is some more pictures. I will post more when I get some more done.

Scott

[Scott Teague]

I took this picture of the tunnel with a little more greenery around it.

Scott

[Pete Nolan]

Very nice, Scott! What is the grade up to the new line? It looked pretty steep, as far as I could figure out.

[Scott Teague]

Very nice, Scott! What is the grade up to the new line? It looked pretty steep, as far as I could figure out. In the first part it is 3% then goes to little over 1% in other places.

Scott

[Scott Teague]

Damn, that's nice!! I've admired your layout and really like everything that you've posted to date.

I railfanned the Clinchfield/Natural Tunnel/Big Stone Gap area of western VA coal country a few years back, and you've nailed the look of the area. Right down to the primer C40-9W with correct NS headlight placement!

Big thumbs up from this western modeler (who now lives in Cinci....) :) :)It's a SD70M coming out of the tunnel. Thanks for nice words.

[Scott Teague]

More work on the branch line. Put some trees around the new section. 8-21-07

Scott

[Scott Teague]

Some more 8-21-07

Scott