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The Layout was 28 ft. by 52 ft.
 

At the end of the show, we put together a train of 227 cars, with 4 SD60s on the point and 2 GP40s as mid-train helpers placed at about 2/3 of the length of the train.  Many club members contributed rolling stock to the train, a tribute to our adherance to rolling stock standards.  Once the train reached a length of 200 cars or so, the GPs were moved from the front of the train to the mid-train helper position to avoid laying over cars at the front of the train that were resting on the (36" radius) corners when we tried to start the train.

 

Digital Photos by Andy Jackson ©2002. Published with permission. Trains running include an early 1970s AT&SF freight led by a mixed-livery ABABBBA EMD F-unit lashup and a UP passenger train led by an ALCO PA/PB set, both on the main lines.  The UP local switch job is powered by a Baldwin VO1000.

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