NMRA 2015
Arrival - starting the assembly process
Lining and straightening things up
Everything is now clamped together
Getting the cables run and electrical connected
The last step - installing the connecting tracks
Everythings now ready to run
Bob pulls Mike's vacuum car with one of his engines - it's a real working mini-vac!
Here's a view of the the whole layout from the south stairwell
The first cosists are setup and ready to run
We've decided to add functioning signals to the layout for added realism and block monitoring
Electrical problems - they had problems with both the building lights and elevators malfunctioning
Luckily we have own lights for the layout so it wasn't a problem for us - crowds didn't seem to mind
Pennsylvania stops for passengers
Robert explains yard operations to Bob Cooney
A couple of GN local Freights - one on the top siding, the other on the lower railroad