PROGRESS UPDATE 4,000 SQFT LAYOUT

Here are a few vidoes of the inaugural run night. only the Branch Line is operational

Enjoy

Steve

Great looking start to what will be be a lot of fun to come!!!

Given the size of the layout room, are there any plans to have the ceiling line connected to the main layout?

While I imagine such a thing would not be accessed frequently, but it might be invaluable to be able to swap trains on such a loop without having to physically carry them up to and down from it.

I'm assuming that vertical clearances are planned to accommodate modern equipment such as double-stacks. I know the NJ Hirailers have places where unmodified stacks cannot go, although I think that's due to parts of their overall setup containing pre-existing layouts than any design flaws.

---PCJ

Rail ride

 No plans to connect the ceiling line to the main lines.  We have a minimum clearance standard of 7" so everything can pass on any line.

I notices your from the Bronx. We have an open house  the Sat/Sun after Thanksgiving. come on down.

Steve

IN THE SIX WEEK SINCE THE FIRST POSTING,  THE BENCH WORK IN NOW 70% COMPLETED WITH THE TRACK CREW RIGHT BEHIND, IN THIS FIRST PHOTO THE TWO TRACKS CLOSEST TO YOU WILL BE SEEN AND THE FIVE TRACK YARD WILL BE HIDDEN STORAGE, COVERED BY FIVE TRACKS THAT WILL BE PLACED 14" ABOVE. AMAZING PROGRESS AND A TON OF MAN HOURS BY THE MEMBERSHIP.

WOW The TMB bench work and track is really coming along. I am looking forwaed to seeing trains running on this new layout. You guys are going to have a GREAT looking RR to run. Thanks for sharing with us.

Wow guys  Your flying right along  Looks great.  I wish I can motivate my guys to work that fast.

That look's like a nice start on the layout it take's a lot of work to do a layout that big, I have 1'000 sq.ft. room for my layout I wish I had 1'700 sq.ft. any bigger than that it get to hard for one person to run, I need the space for yard's and building's .

Guy   

 HOLY ***T!

Gee I did not realise that the TMB new layout was 4,000 sq ft. Geeeee that is really BIGGGGGGGGG. Congratulations guy's for taking on such a large project.....Please keep the pictures coming our way.

Merry Christnas.

Pops

Appreciate your following this thread. Its a lot easier to build something this BIG in a club with 70 members. Also since our last build we have a fair number of the members now retired so they have more available time. Last we were able to salvage a lot of the material from the previous layout, building wood and some track etc. so supplies were readily available.

THANKS

Steve

Amazing looking layout.

Very nice. Good luck with your progress.

Shezzus effing kreisht !!!!!!

Great looking layout.

 wish we had that room nice.