Charlie's N Layout 9 August 2003

Charlie's N Scale Layout 9 August 2003
Charlie had the stage all set when I arrived. There were four trains staged on one helix and three on the other. We each took one direction and started to run trains. To move the 7 trains through the layout once and back into the helixes to where they started took about 90 minutes. This was with out any switching or anything, just running the seven trains through the scene. It was a blast. We then when upstairs to and made dinner. A couple of friend of Charlie's and Anne's came over for dinner, Mike, Nick and ???. After dinner well headed back down stairs to run the trains through the circuit again. I got the first train moving and handed my throttle over to Nick and started to take pictures. Click on an image to see a larger view of the image.
	1) This is the view as you enter the layout room. East helix on the right, Lompoc wye is in the middle, west helix is behind center, and the sceniced section of the layout is in the background.
	2) West helix is in the foreground, Surf is to the left.
	3) Alegria canyon, with temporary "Stick" for the bridge.
	4) Gaviota beach with the Gaviota stick. The stick will be replaced with the Gaviota Bridge when Charlie gets it built.
	5) Here is a view of the east helix, five full revolutions, with west bounds ;#75 the Lark, West freight, #371 Advanced Coast Merchandise, and eastbound freight on balloon loop below the helix.
	6) A view looking out of the east helix.
	7) Eastbound lumber train on Surf siding.
	8) East switch at Surf siding MP303.3.
	9) Lumber train crossing Alegria canyon.
	10) Same as #9
	11) One of the below scene storage yards. East {Departure} tracks ,and Guadalupe stub tracks left, and West {Receiving} tracks at right.
	12) New Chevys from Gemco.
	13) #371 west at Ellwood.
	14) Eastbound on Surf siding.
	15) Eastbound at Alegria canyon.
	16) Lumber train on the mainline at east Surf.
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Charlie's N Scale Layout