Teacher and father-in-law stand over the sugar mill half of the platform. The train sits on one of the sugar beet ramps. The mill will sit at the far end of the ramps.
Wiring for all blocks on each platform section (half) comes to a central barrier strip. One power line is then run from the barrier strip to the platform end where it connects to the power pack via another barrier strip.
A GE 70-ton diesel (Bachmann Spectrum series) sits atop a sugar beet unloading ramp at the sugar mill location. Eventually the Bethlehem Steel paint job on the diesel will be replaced by Santa Maria Valley Railroad (SMVRR) decoration. This represents one of the two such diesels operated by the SMVRR today.
This is the yard side of the platform. The main line, running around the far side of the book, connects to the other half of the platform behind the Chief Engineer's left hand. The three sidings in the middle of the photo will lead into the roundhouse. The two gondolas being worked with the right hand in the picture sit on the siding where Caboose No. 180 sits in reality today, right in front of the old depot (which is a carpet store today).Previous  Next[Home] [Synopsis] [Train Layout (HO)] [Schedule: 2002, 2003] [For Teachers] [What's New] [Site Overview] |
