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Looking south
in the back yard, along Tecolote Creek, which is the main yard
for the Big River Railroad. |
The engine facilities
are located in the southwest corner of the back yard. |
Looking west
at the end of Tecolote Creek yard. |
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Heading east
out of Tecolote Creek. The spur on the right is to the compost
pile, and the one on the left services Acme Products. |
Acme Products
is built across the back of the family room addition. This is
the major industry on the railroad. |
At Aloe siding,
we look west toward the back yard. |
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Continuing east,
the loop around Mount Curby heads off to the right, and the cutoff
to the wye crosses the path up ahead. |
From the sidewalk,
we see the mainline cross a bridge and curve around Mount Curby. |
A turning wye
crosses the path twice, just before Lynnwood siding. |
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The siding at
Lynnwood is along the front of the house. |
Standing in
the driveway, looking at the north side of the house, we see
Lynnwood industrial area. The front door is just to the right
of the picture. |
This Railroad
Avenue Models house graces the corner. |
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This is the
west end of the Lynwwod industrial area. |
The mainline
crosses the driveway at an angle. The whole crossing is strong
enough to drive over. |
Curby has a
mountain named after him. |
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This switch
is a spur into the garage, where the equipment is stored. |
This detail shows
the switch set in the driveway. Notice the throw mechanism. |
The north side
siding is the newest section of track, not yet ballested. |
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This shows construction
details. Switches are laid on 2x12 boards, and the straight track
is rail spiked directly to 2x4's. |
This is the
final straight track in the new connection, which runs behind
a plant riser in the back yard. Rail is spiked to 2x4's. |
This is the
plant riser. |
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This curve in
the north west corner connects back into the lead at the north
end of Tecolote Creek, completing the circle. |
Looking north
at the lead to Tecolote Creek yard. |
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