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americaN module layout - Lauffen 2016

The 2016 FREMO americaN Lauffen layout was a huge one, too. The meeting was Mai 05th to 08th, 2015, participants came from Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and South Tirol (Italy).

Stehan an Oliver did a fine job as layout and traffic workload planner. And the result was a good one, thank you.

It was a super meeting, feedback from all participants was excellent.

Larger version, as pdf

Oliver proudly presents where to go:

Start of operations: presentation of layout and jobs of this railroad model, the americaN Lauffen 2016

And if you were entering the balcony, you could see the panorama:

click here for Big panorama, Lauffen 2016 americaN FREMO

Dispatcher:

this job is the same as in reality. What the dispatcher does? He keeps the railroad moving. In a safe way!

Dispatcher Michael.

Note: Dispatcher cannot see anything of the operating session: this is like the prototype!

Well:

well, just normally, he does not. But what happens if thee are some jobs to deliver?

Haslingen Steel Mill

Haslingen Yard Switcher

Hazeltine

2nd Street Branch

Ocala

Staging: Rest of World

Railroad cars are moving across the country. Or layout is limited. Therefore, we nee the Rest of World, our staging yards.

 Whitehall

and the following photo is just the center of the photo above

Chatteris + Four Oaks

More photos of Chatteris and Four Oaks are at:

• Chatteris (NE)
• Four Oaks (NE)

Emeryville

Florida Branch (Lenox Ave. + Escondido Row)

Helikopter flight over Layout:

Main Line from Centralia to Moonrise Yard

left side:

• the staging yard at the end of the track is Centralia.
• then: MoPac Bridge (= the green "S")

Whitehall is in the foreground

Whitehall

South King Junction behind Whitehall turntable:

• to the left: Chatteris Branch
• strait on: Main Line

To the left into Ocala Yard, the right track is the through track (and to the Ocala passenger station, at the crossing)

Ocala

Out of Ocala.

towards Emeryville

Emeryville. The track to the left leads to 2nd Street Branch

Emeryville

Tracks strait on: Main Line

Track on the right: is going down, towards Emeryville commercial district

entering the Gauntlet Bridge (Gauntlet = 2 parallel tracks without switch, built to minimize cost of the bridge. Have a look at Gauntlet in Wikipedia.)

the Gauntlet Bridge.

After the bridge, the tracks are diverting:

• to the left: to Rocky Point Branch
• strait on: Main Line

Main Line, out of tunnel, towards Two Trestles

Two Trestles

Hazeltine Lap Siding

towards Haslingen Steel Mill

First time at a meeting: the new mock up of the Steel Converter building

still Haslingen

Sabilasville Curve

still Sabilasville Curve. Moonrise Yard (= staging yard) in background.

Chatteris Branch Line

Whitehall Yard is the starting point of Chatteris Branch Line.

South King Junction:

• Main Line to the right,
• Chatteris Branch Line to the left

KT Feldspar

Colorado Cement

Footless Wood

Sand Pit Junction

Four Oaks, with Chatteris behind.

Chatteris

Chatteris, view from End of Branch

Emeryville Commercial Area

Emeryville Commercial Area, with connecting track to Emeryville Interchange in front

2nd Street Branch

At Emeryville Junction, the 2nd Street Branch has its connection to Rest of World

2nd Street

2nd Street, view from other side

2nd Street Crossing (foreground) viewed from 90 degrees, , with Clausen Storage behind

Clausen Storage

Cars are crossing at Clausen Storage, then to the left: Calahan Paper and Jock'n Meldrum

Jock'n Meldrum, from other side

Overview: 2nd Street Branch

Rocky Point Branch

At Emeryville, the train has to take the left track to move on the left side over Gauntlet Bridge, and then into the left tunnel.

Out of tunnel and towards Boonford Interchange

Boonford Interchange

Rocky Point

Rocky Point, Interchange Track in front

Rocky Point passenger station

Cropperfield

Perish Hill

Sarah Creek, staging yard

Ocala Branch Line

At Ocala, the cars for Ocala Branch Line are classified, and maybe stored

Main Line in foreground, with Ocala passenger station

Florida Branch

At Whitehall, Florida Branch begins

Climate changes: a little bit warmer

and a look a little bit closer: tree, not rattle snake

Property for sale, someone interested?

Begin of Escondido Row

End of Lenox Ave. 

Happy people:
from left, behind modules: Peter, Bernd, Jürgen, Per-Olov, Dirk, Melinda, Elmar, Hagen, Alexander, Claus, Dieter, Stephan, Marc, Simone, Michael P., Wilfried, Naomi, Andreas, Michael H., Oliver and Jan.
in front of modules: Manuel, Jan, Imelda and Leander

Photo und (c) 2016: Bernd Schneider; published with permission

to be continued

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