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Matt
Been watching this unfold from the beginning - will definitely be downloading it. Awesome work!
The Laurel Line Revisited
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cascaderailroad
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I totally agree, that this route achives the high degree of belivability, prototype realizum, and actually feels that one could actualy walk down the sidewalks, and board one the wonderfully detailed trolleys. Are they going to be released someday ?
In this screenshot: http://home.comcast.net/~lwvrr/pwpimages/pl2.jpg what is the bridge abutment, bridge and checkrail name(s) or kuids ?
Nice use of powerpoles, transformers, street lamps, and wires ... really makes the scene(s) look so real !
How many baseboards is this route ?
Fantastic !
In this screenshot: http://home.comcast.net/~lwvrr/pwpimages/pl2.jpg what is the bridge abutment, bridge and checkrail name(s) or kuids ?
Nice use of powerpoles, transformers, street lamps, and wires ... really makes the scene(s) look so real !
How many baseboards is this route ?
Fantastic !
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The trolleys in the current screenshots are repaints of the Greenliner. These are just temporary. New trolleys and combines are being worked on as we speak. In the end there will be 3 freight motors, 9 coaches and 3 combines.
The bridge abutment is Maddy25's. The bridges are repainted and updated jjslll54's bridges. I'll be releasing them before the layout release. The checkrail is fairly new, it's a bridge track from samplaire- kuid:132952:100729.
I never got around to counting baseboards but the Laurel Line is only 19 miles in length.
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This weekend I'm working on my favorite location on the Laurel Line layout...The Avoca Viaduct.
Built in 1903 at the cost of $136,000, the Avoca Viaduct has a length of 682 feet. $136,000? Wow, that's a lot of money even by today's standards.
Here is a view from atop the viaduct. The bridge spanned over US Route 11, the Lehigh Valley & the Delaware & Hudson railroads. The road bridge pictured is the Heidelberg Bridge. Below the bridge is another bridge that carries the D&H over the LV.
Here is a view from US Route 11. Today the viaduct is long gone, it was taken down in the late 1960's but the Heidelberg Bridge and the other railroads are still there. The railroads these days are operated by the Canadian Pacific.
Here is a D&H RS3 running under the viaduct. On the otherside of the viaduct is the culm banks of the Heidelberg Breaker. The Laurel Line also created a flag stop at the end of the viaduct so the workers of the breaker would use the Laurel Line to get to work.
A final view of a Laurel Line freight motor cossing the viaduct. The bridge model itself is a bendorsey creation.
See you all next weekend!
Built in 1903 at the cost of $136,000, the Avoca Viaduct has a length of 682 feet. $136,000? Wow, that's a lot of money even by today's standards.
Here is a view from atop the viaduct. The bridge spanned over US Route 11, the Lehigh Valley & the Delaware & Hudson railroads. The road bridge pictured is the Heidelberg Bridge. Below the bridge is another bridge that carries the D&H over the LV.
Here is a view from US Route 11. Today the viaduct is long gone, it was taken down in the late 1960's but the Heidelberg Bridge and the other railroads are still there. The railroads these days are operated by the Canadian Pacific.
Here is a D&H RS3 running under the viaduct. On the otherside of the viaduct is the culm banks of the Heidelberg Breaker. The Laurel Line also created a flag stop at the end of the viaduct so the workers of the breaker would use the Laurel Line to get to work.
A final view of a Laurel Line freight motor cossing the viaduct. The bridge model itself is a bendorsey creation.
See you all next weekend!
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Ok, last weekend it was the Avoca Viaduct, this weekend it was the town of Avoca itself.
This is a view of the Avoca flag stop. In the background you can see the Avoca electrical substation and the Avoca depot. For pictures of the real buildings, go to my Facebook page.
Here is a closer look at the substation and depot. The substation was created by Jananton by using real photos. The freight motor in the picture is pulling a very typical Laurel Line train...meat, produce coal or culm.
Here is a view of the South Avoca flag stop. The stop was just before the South Street Crossing, one of the few grade crossings on the line. The trolleys would temporarily lose power over the crossing.
Car #31 now passing new house construction in Avoca.
One last look at #31 stopped at the Avoca stop.
This is a view of the Avoca flag stop. In the background you can see the Avoca electrical substation and the Avoca depot. For pictures of the real buildings, go to my Facebook page.
Here is a closer look at the substation and depot. The substation was created by Jananton by using real photos. The freight motor in the picture is pulling a very typical Laurel Line train...meat, produce coal or culm.
Here is a view of the South Avoca flag stop. The stop was just before the South Street Crossing, one of the few grade crossings on the line. The trolleys would temporarily lose power over the crossing.
Car #31 now passing new house construction in Avoca.
One last look at #31 stopped at the Avoca stop.
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Ok, this to wett your appetite about trolleys for the L&WVRR, here's what lives in blender today ready for uv-mapping and baking. A dreaded task, that will take some time. :hehe:
Note that this is the type build in 1925 and is a longer version then the previous shown non textured model that was of the 1904 build type of the combine.
It's my intention to first build the fleet like these and then go for the addition of interiors, since up to this day nor Scott, or myself have found any pictures of the interiors of these cars.
So if anybody who lived in the area reading this has any snapshots, holliday images, or otherwise where the interior of these cars is visible and want to share them, we would be oblidged.
Greetings from nighttime Amsterdam,
Jan
Note that this is the type build in 1925 and is a longer version then the previous shown non textured model that was of the 1904 build type of the combine.
It's my intention to first build the fleet like these and then go for the addition of interiors, since up to this day nor Scott, or myself have found any pictures of the interiors of these cars.
So if anybody who lived in the area reading this has any snapshots, holliday images, or otherwise where the interior of these cars is visible and want to share them, we would be oblidged.
Greetings from nighttime Amsterdam,
Jan
After going through numerous photo's, drawings and descriptions, finally here a shot of the 'Maiden trip' of the Combine 114 passing the Virginia stop on the Laurel Line in TS12.
Note that a visible interior will be added later on.
Greetings from cloudy Amsterdam,
Jan
Note that a visible interior will be added later on.
Greetings from cloudy Amsterdam,
Jan
NickieFoenshauge
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Beautiful trolley, Jan. Looks like you put a lot of love and dedication into it. One small thing, though; that grate at the front seems to touch the power rail (if that is what the third rail is). Is it supposed to do that? No big deal - it just looks a bit odd in your screenshot.
One small thing, though; that grate at the front seems to touch the power rail (if that is what the third rail is). Is it supposed to do that? No big deal - it just looks a bit odd in your screenshot.Beautiful trolley, Jan. Looks like you put a lot of love and dedication into it.
Good eye! The track and 3rd rail are set to be replaced in the future with a more consistant 3rd rail track that will match up better.
Well, obviously not. :hehe:
However, as Scott explained at this moment the track and the third rail are seperate splines. This means it's hardly doable to get every part completely right in height and distance. In other words, making a track with attached third rail as one spline is on the to do list to remedy this kind of thing.
I can't resist to show this, where the white thing on the bottom is a measurement for trackwidth and third rail.
Note there should be ample room, allthough, to be on the safe side I could lift the cowcatcher a little bit I suppose.
Greetings from nighttime Amsterdam,
Jan
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Thank you, I'm really trying to capture that hard coal country feeling of the 1950's on this layout. Scranton and Wilkes-Barre were very different places back then...so I hear.
This week we're visiting the Moosic area.
After passing the Avoca area the Laurel Line runs through the Brown Patch area. This area is scared from generations of coal mining. At one time the Browns Breaker stood here. The Breaker on the hill above is the Consolidated Breaker. Right up ahead is the Luzerne/Lackawanna County line.
After running under the Powdermill Road Bridge, The Laurel Line moves down hill into the Moosic area. The first incounter is the Erie Cross-Over Bridge where the Erie's Wyoming Branch crosses over the Laurel Line.
Just past the Erie Cross Over Bridge is the Moosic flag stop. The line then crosses over route 502.
After the route 502 bridge, the Laurel Line then crosses over the 3rd longest bridge on the line, the Spring Brook Bridge.
Now after the Meadow Brook Bridge, the Laurel Line passes the coal company property of the small Jermyn Breaker, one of the on-line industries.
Another look at the Spring Brook Bridge. The Bridge crosses over the Spring Brook Creek and the former Spring Brook Railroad.
Next week....The Rocky Glen Area.
After passing the Avoca area the Laurel Line runs through the Brown Patch area. This area is scared from generations of coal mining. At one time the Browns Breaker stood here. The Breaker on the hill above is the Consolidated Breaker. Right up ahead is the Luzerne/Lackawanna County line.
After running under the Powdermill Road Bridge, The Laurel Line moves down hill into the Moosic area. The first incounter is the Erie Cross-Over Bridge where the Erie's Wyoming Branch crosses over the Laurel Line.
Just past the Erie Cross Over Bridge is the Moosic flag stop. The line then crosses over route 502.
After the route 502 bridge, the Laurel Line then crosses over the 3rd longest bridge on the line, the Spring Brook Bridge.
Now after the Meadow Brook Bridge, the Laurel Line passes the coal company property of the small Jermyn Breaker, one of the on-line industries.
Another look at the Spring Brook Bridge. The Bridge crosses over the Spring Brook Creek and the former Spring Brook Railroad.
Next week....The Rocky Glen Area.
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For the last couple weeks I've been working on the Rocky Glen Amusemnet Park area of the Laurel Line Project. At on time the only access to the park was on the Laurel Line. Eventually, as the automobile became more popular, parking was added. The park lasted about 35 more years then the Laurel Line, closing in 1987.
The Rocky Glen stop added extra tracks on the outside so the Laurel Line freight service wouldn't be interrupted by the frequent passenger stops at the park.
Another overview of the park. Complete with 3 ferris wheels, plenty of rides, mini golf and even a petting zoo.
I don't want to get all caught up in the amusement park...after all this layout is about the Laurel Line! Here we see #114 passing the park.
Another view of the Laurel Line trolley passing the rollercoaster with the late afternoon sun dropping in the sky.
There is a view of the park from the rollercoaster. I still have more work to do. I need to add some more buildings, ground textures and some park lighting.
As scene from inside the park, looking at the petting zoo. Looking at this picture, I think I need to add more trees and bushes as well. Just a few more days of work and this section should be finished.
The Rocky Glen stop added extra tracks on the outside so the Laurel Line freight service wouldn't be interrupted by the frequent passenger stops at the park.
Another overview of the park. Complete with 3 ferris wheels, plenty of rides, mini golf and even a petting zoo.
I don't want to get all caught up in the amusement park...after all this layout is about the Laurel Line! Here we see #114 passing the park.
Another view of the Laurel Line trolley passing the rollercoaster with the late afternoon sun dropping in the sky.
There is a view of the park from the rollercoaster. I still have more work to do. I need to add some more buildings, ground textures and some park lighting.
As scene from inside the park, looking at the petting zoo. Looking at this picture, I think I need to add more trees and bushes as well. Just a few more days of work and this section should be finished.
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