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Frequent poster 628 posts Tom Patterson Frequent poster 628 posts
Tom Patterson

Those of you read the article on John Miller's Kanawha & Lake Erie Railroad in the January 2015 issue of MRH ( http://mrhpub.com/2015-01-jan/port2/) may recall that he was planning a move and a new version of the layout. Well, fast forward to April of 2016 and John has made amazing progress. In addition to completing a 60' x 35' pole barn to house the new railroad, he has made incredible progress on the benchwork. Here are few photos of the K&LE 4.0.

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These pictures were taken from the end of the building near the entrance. John has been able to include a number of sections of the old layout and has made some improvements to the overall design of the railroad. His near term focus is to get a section of the railroad running so the he can begin hosting op sessions again.

It's great to see how much progress John has made in such a short period of time. More photos of the K&LE 4.0 can be seen here:  http://cwerailroad.blogspot.com/.

Tom Patterson
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nursemedic97 Regular poster 268 posts
nursemedic97

60x35?

I'm jealous. And drooling.

Mike in CO
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ICMainline Active Member 57 posts
ICMainline

Wow

That is gonna be some layout.  Larger than our club layout (well almost, we are adding to it).
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RSeiler MRH Author 3,746 posts
RSeiler

Awesome...

Thanks for the update. It is going to be an awesome railroad when complete. I can't wait. 

Randy

Randy

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redP Frequent poster 567 posts
redP

How much

If I my ask, how much did that pole barn cost?

 Modeling Penn Central and early Amtrak in the summer of 1972

 
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RandyE Regular poster 143 posts
RandyE

!!!

GOOD GRIEF!!!
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Tom Patterson Frequent poster 628 posts
Tom Patterson

Cost

I have no idea how much the pole barn cost. That would be question for John Miller.

Tom Patterson
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johnlmiller New member 7 posts
johnlmiller

Pole barn

Cost was North of $40,000. That includes finished interior, heat/air, and lighting.  Had been saving to re-model a deck into a sun porch at the old house and new house payment is cheaper so it seemed like the obvious thing to do!!???  New house is a decent sized ranch with basement but previous owner had it laid out to be very unusable for a model railroad.
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Virginian and Lake Erie Super User 9,231 posts
Virginian and Lake Erie

So if the dates are correct

So if the dates are correct this kinda shoots down all the arguments that a big layout can not be built fairly quickly. I understand that much of a previous layout was reused and it is still seriously being worked on. I suspect the real difference is want to and skill level as well as the speed at which one works.

Not a knock on the small layout builders or the folks that have decided smaller is more what they want for what ever reason they have stated. I think this makes the point as do some other layouts that one can build small or large depending on ones desires if all other things are equal. Granted small costs less, and will have less upkeep. But if one is going to be in the hobby for decades at least one or two and has the space and financial means to do so nearly all size options are on the table.

That being said this is looking like it is progressing nicely. A layout like that is truly a site to behold and can handle long trains. Thanks for sharing the photos with us.

 

Rob in Texas

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anteaum2666 MRH Author 2,824 posts
anteaum2666

W - O - W!

I think I could spend a week visiting there and not be bored . . . 

Michael - Superintendent and Chief Engineer
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