Thank you, The Valdez Terminal, which one of the things the single track is leading to, was built in the mid 60's, with the first barge arriving in September, 1965, so this is perfect!!!
~JJ~ BTW; I KNOW that, in actuality the Valdez Terminal did not connect to anything else by rail, as trains were moved to and from this yard by barge, but I really like the layout of this yard, the scenery around it, and the fact that it allows for HydroTrain railbarge service, so I'm "fudging" reality, and connecting this to the clubs mainline. --- In [email protected], "Pete" <railroadpete@...> wrote: > > Federal Railroad Admin requires since the early 2000's that all four quadants > at a non signaled road crossing be cleared of vegetation for 500ft on RR > Property. > Vegetation along all tracks must not interfere with the normal duties of the > RR personnel in viewing the train or walking and working along it. > If you are modelling before the 1960's when the FRA begin to enforce these > requirements the tunnel effect did exisit on many secondary tracks. > Pete Silcox > > --- In [email protected], Ed Kozlowsky <soldado7264@> wrote: > > > > It would be nice if you identified yourself. > >  > > Ed Kozlowsky > > Sanford, Maine > > www.SScale.org > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > From: empirebuilderjjhill <empirebuilderjjhill@> > > >To: [email protected] > > >Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 5:24 PM > > >Subject: {S-Scale List} Are 'tree-tunnels' allowed on branch lines :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I realized how funny this sounded while writing it⦠> > > > > >Anyway, I'm building a module and, after learning that the S-mod forum had > > >effectively shut down, was directed to this forum. > > > > > >The module I'm building is a 48"X38" section of straight track that will > > >feature a spur connecting the club's two track mainline with an initially > > >parallel single track branch line. Picture three parallel tracks with the > > >third track, the branch line, set apart from the other two and connected > > >to the middle track by a spur and two right hand switches. > > > > > >To create the illusion of spacial compression between the two track main > > >and the single track branch, I'm going to put a dense stand of coniferous > > >trees between these. > > > > > >After seeing this along a long industrial siding near my house, I got the > > >idea of "boxing in" the spur with trees to further the illusion of space > > >between the two lines. This "tree tunnel" appears to have been formed as > > >trackside trees were trimmed up to a height of approximately 20' but > > >spread out above this point and eventually the trees on either side of the > > >track merged together at the 20' level, creating a "tunnel" of foliage. > > > > > >Now this occurred along a (presumably privately owned) industrial siding > > >that serves a single business but receives several deliveries a week and > > >where cars are regularly shuffled by a trackmobile, would FRA rules permit > > >the same thing to occur along a slightly used spur? > > > > > >I might be getting a little ahead of myself since I'm still laying > > >homasote, but this'll help me plan my module. > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
