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Posted 06 February 2005 - 04:29 PM

I have special memories of this branch, and the best of them are along a 2 mile strip, where the tracks are just above the ocean. It requires a pile of terrtex tiles, as the track is at a 7 degree angle, skewed to the riprap, beach and ocean! Slow going, but I've progressed about 1/2 way from Pacific Beach to Moclips.

I've also been plugging away at the Smith Shingle Mill, which was where Rayonier had a log dump, the Moclips R. was dammed for a mill pond. The shingle mill was steam operated with wide belts transmitting power to the machinery, all from a big Corliss steam engine in the basement of the powerhouse! This burned in 1971, a real shame. They even had shop air, provided by a Westinghouse cross-compound locomotive compressor mounted on the wall!

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Posted 06 February 2005 - 05:00 PM

WoW!

Deserves another WOW!!

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Posted 06 February 2005 - 05:22 PM

HOLY MACARONI!!!!!

Can't wait to see this one up close. Stop the train, so we can go clam diggin'!

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Posted 07 February 2005 - 06:28 AM

HOLY junk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :huh:

Dude, these are some of the most awesome shots of MSTS I have seen for a while! :huh:

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Posted 07 February 2005 - 10:39 AM

Glad everyone like em! I made a bit more progress in that area, both refining the terrtex tiles and adding a bit of coastal vegetation.

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Posted 07 February 2005 - 01:34 PM

"S U P E R ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"

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Posted 07 February 2005 - 11:49 PM

I hope you're making backups :huh:

That's looking just like my neighborhood - except for the train, tracks, and clean beach!

Nice work Steve!

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Posted 08 February 2005 - 12:37 PM

w0w! looks great!

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Posted 08 February 2005 - 05:35 PM

WOW! Looks like a great route!

Also, where did you get the little 2-4-4-2? Cool little engine!

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Posted 08 February 2005 - 06:54 PM

Deep River Logging (along the lower Columbia River) 2-4-4-2 "Skookum". It still exists, and I just got the word from Jon Davis,

"Speaking of the Skookum, just yesterday I learned that it has been sold!
Chris Baldo, current owner/operator of Port of Olympia #2 is the new owner.
Yesterday a crew was at Mineral gathering up the pieces, it will apparently
be shipped this week to Willits, CA. The plan is for restoration to
operation."

The MSTS version is a Jon Davis model that he hasn't released yet, so I have no idea when it will be available.

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Posted 09 February 2005 - 09:10 AM

Loooking excellent Steve

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Posted 09 February 2005 - 01:18 PM

Maybe you ought to show 'em the "Siwash" too, Steve.

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Posted 09 February 2005 - 03:40 PM

TIM!! THAT'S JUST PLAIN MEAN, teasin em like that.

Oh, all right, I've got a mean streak myself!

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Posted 13 February 2005 - 10:10 PM

Thanks for the info and the pictures! Some great looking steam engines you got there. (and the route too) :lol:

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