As I finished The Silver Bell puzzle, by Ted Blaylock I started to think, this would make a great scene on a model railroad.  That's when the trouble started.

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I'm thinking of making the switch from DC to DCC so that I can run double header trains with rear end pushers as was common in the era (1880). So I'm at the beginning of the DDC learning curve. I have found Bruce's Column in MRH to be very helpful as have the various manuals and web sites of the various manufactures. My engines (that I will have to add decoders too) have different motors and gear box setups that does not allow them to be ran together realizably. As i understand it (I think) the two lead engines you make a consists and the rear helper as an another engine/train.

Beside working on my room sized layout, I started a micro-layout project. The idea behind it is actually a contest entry more than having a second realm to play with.

Some of the progress photo made it to the WPF sections but here is a sum-up of some pictures :

GM42, C507 Bridgewater c. 1993

Its been a while since I've posted here. Here's a shot taken last night of an Adelaide bound super freighter waiting for a cross with an opposing train.