location(s)

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Very very nice!  One question, are your hatches open full time or are the removable with some kind of scenery attached to them?

Dr. J. Brent Greer
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From: Robert Bayles <rbayles at mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1:23:39 PM
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Subject: Re: location(s)

Brent

Here is the plan.  The actual layout is close, just less north of Andover - one line to a mine and another to a spiral down to staging.

A lot of changes took place south of Appalachia in 1986. My era is 1985 and earlier.  So no Dash 8s and no well cars.

To facilitate continuous running i reversed the turnout orientations where the Interstate enters Miller Yard, at Pennington, and at Pocket near St Charles.  I connected the line south of natural tunnel back to the Southern in Big Stone Gap.

I used Model Train Technology’s sensors and relays, with Tortoise machines, on either side of the overpass in Big Stone Gap to automatically throw the switches for an oncoming train to enter the bridge.

Bob Bayles

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On Aug 26, 2025, at 08:34, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

I love your Natural Tunnel scene!

Would you be willing to share your track plan with us (me)?

studegator at msn.com

Brent Greer

Dr. J. Brent Greer
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Subject: Re: location(s)

Jim

I a modeling, in HO, the area around Norton VA. This includes the Interstate between Norton and Miller Yard, Southern from Andover beyond Natural Tunnel, L&N from Norton to Pennington, Clinchfield from Miller Yard to St Paul, and N&W from Norton to St Paul.

By cheating in a couple of spots and automated switches, I can run continuously over all these lines as one big loop.

Bob Bayles
Lewes DE

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