geysergazer posted:I changed out the Realtrax return loop for Fastrack. Too much wheel slip when the single-motor NW2 is pulling a 9 car (+crummy) train and Magnatraction works with Fastrack so the gandy dancers went to work.
Out with the old.
In with the new.
The return loop is also my fiddle yard where train consists are changed. The paint brush indicates the next consist to be cycled in. This area represents an interchange yard with the outside world. Trains enter the layout through a wall cutout to the immediate right.
Geyser, of all the things you didn't expect someone to say:
You've got some sharp-looking tank cars in that photo. Especially the Santa Fe and Gulf.
