Building the Andersley Western Railroad

As my favourite road has always been the Santa Fe, I could not resist this Atlas B40-8 at a good price. Just means I will need to add more ATSF locomotives so I can have a Santa Fe operating session as a change from AWR occasionally!

 

Also just acquired a good priced Reefer for the Farmer's Co-op

 

From Montana to Kansas?

 

Anywhere in Santa Fe land Ken

 

A bit more work done on the fertilizer plant. The building has new raised sections, this is where the filler pipes to the loading silos will emerge, roughly where the dots are marked on the first photo.

 

A few more photos around the layout

 

Workmen change a fan housing on the chilled warehouse. More detail to add, like toolbox and tools, etc.

 

Sunlight catches the front of the Santa Fe B40-8 whilst the MC switcher sits in the siding

 

Looks like they robbed an idle EMD.

 

That they did Ken. Well, they wouldn't rob an Alco would they?

 

Actually my son Matthew (stickymonk) gave me the fans (I have no EMD products on my railroad, except for visitors)

 

Fitted the pipes to the silos. The serrated jaws on the clothes pegs (clothes pins?) keep the pipes exactly right distance apart whilst glue sets! Next girders to add to support the pipes along their length. Then detailing and painting of new parts of structure.

 

Er, foamcore? Sorry, don't understand.