Hello Gents,
Today was a good day for Cherry Valley. Due to coverage from The Courier, we had in attendance close to 250 people. Everything ran flawlessly to the end. Some people remember coming to CV many years ago when they were much younger and noted how much has changed from long ago. We have been working for quite a few years to arrive at this point. An old layout was torn down and replaced in 10 years. We've installed a 2 track mainline with roughly 300 feet in each direction. Between yards, branch lines, and the mainline, there is roughly 2000 feet of track. We've installed several yards for staging trains onto the mainline. There must be over 150 turnouts on the railroad with more to be added later when we install several more industry sidings. DCC and DC were installed with several boosters to power this railroad. We are now to the point where we are installing sidings where industries are being added to add operation to the layout. Caternary is being installed over the mainline and yards. And yes, the overhead is powered and operational. Also, scenery is being added as needed. There are many people that have come and gone in the last several years, but the group we have now is dedicated to building a quality railroad. We have one more weekend of open house before we start another round of construction. And then we prepare for our March open house and swap meet. I invite anybody that would like to attend to do so and we will do our best to make you feel at home.
Tom Mapes
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