Ascape Tennsion & Sulphur Gulch RR

Introduction:

This is the first post in my M David Merrill blog about the reconstruction of the Ascape Tennsion & Sulphur Gulch Railroad.  This blog covers the period from 2008 to the present during which the railroad has reached a near completion stage as will be documented in this blog.  

I'm working on the "West DG" section of the M&U's shared yard with the Erie RR. I really enjoyed re-reading all of the wonderful supportive comments you posted all those years ago! I hope my new work meets the standards of my older stuff.

Once upon a time, long ago and far away, an impulse buy of a E&C Bethgon started me on a slightly unintentional journey to model a coal train.  I model the Burlington Northern in 1995 so it made sense although there wasn't a lot of coal in the area I model, the PNW.  There were PGEX, "the Rose Trains" to PGE's facilty at Boardman, OR.  BN's experimental Trough Train delivered coal to the steam plant at Centralia, WA and various trains unloaded at Robert's Bank, BC, for export.

Having just got a great deal at a swap meet I was wondering if anyone else has found some amazing deals they just couldn't pass up on.

To start off here is what I got:

-Bachmann N scale train set with track and controller but -engines for $20 I had some engines already so not  a bad deal.

Hi! Big preparations ongoing here for the Easter next week in small scale! Build a flying witch, paint eggs and get those colored chicken feathers in the bush!

Some of this info on LED lighting I posted in another topic elsewhere on MRH but it's the next update in my layout project, so here it is... :)

Okay... kets see what you got!

This was inspired by "Pugatch and Sons R.R."

He suggested until the end of April... let's see what sort of Ridiculous Kitbashed Engines or Rolling Stock you have!

Time to indulge your fantasies!

Installed a safety device on my swing gate entry to prevent trains rolling off the edge of the layout. A switch activates a Tortiose which raises a pin up through the track.