Sound like a great setup to me. Phil P
> Well, we're actually remodeling ours to make it all ground-level. (!?) > The reason is that it had a slight slope, which was too much to ignore, > but not enough to have "major" features like long trestles or other > workarounds. We had three terraced levels, and we've built a > retaining wall at the bottom of the middle level and are filling in the > former upper and middle terraces. For interest, there is a "stream" to > conduct runoff water away from the house and towards the trees at > the bottom of the yard, as well as a berm to accentuate the depth of > the stream bed. > > But, while it's basically a ground-level line, intended as a scenic > railway with plants and buildings and such, the retaining wall > separating the upper and lower areas is 30" above the bottom level. > With a track running right along that wall, you'll only have to bend over > slightly to get at your loco on a steamup siding, while the other trains > roll by on the mainline. > > The "best" live steam railroad is just a roadbed on posts. That > definition of "best" considers only the operational end, though, and we > want a nice rock garden and miniature landscape to look at while > we're not running the trains. So, we're willing to compromise a little on > the operations in order to ease the aesthetic impact. On the other > hand, the "best" live steam railroad is the one that looks the most like > a real railroad for your real locomotives to run on. De gustibus non > disputandum. > > I have baby pictures, if anyone's interested. :-) > > regards, > -vance- > > Vance Bass > Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA > Small-scale live steam resources: http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass > >
