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How it all started...
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One day in a time long ago, a
"myLargeScale.com" friend challenged me to
make some additional connecting spurs from
the lower mine loop to the mainline. After
scratching my head and wishin' he would come
help, I added a couple of Del-Aire operated
turnouts, some more track and dug a BIG
trench in our front yard.
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When the trench was dug,
turnouts installed and the track
laid, I stood back and said to
myself, "That would be a great
place for a mountain and a
tunnel... So we started building a
the "box" for the tunnel. The
"box" is made with 2x4 sides, a
2x12 top and an open bottom.
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Right image reveals the addition of a sheer wall
that has been covered with stucco and painted
in a "weathered" fashion.
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The "snowshed" has been started at the south end of
the tunnel in the left image.
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The "snowshed" has been has been completed,
painted and ready for trains.
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Below is a train in the snow shed.
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