Got a tunnel on your layout or favorite tunnel pics?
NJ Hirailers Subway Line(s) Tunnels
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heading into tunnel one.....
once inside and around the bend, we can see the "light at the end of the tunnel"...
here we are exiting the other end .....
Wow Paul a 5 track mainline! Is that NJHR or your own?
.....a RR "tunnel traffic cop"......?
coach joe posted:Wow Paul a 5 track mainline! Is that NJHR or your own?
All NJ Hirailers except for locomotives and rolling stock.........
Brian -
Is that a light at the end of the tunnel ? ! ?
i really hope so, i think we're getting closer....boy, there sure is a lot of stuff going on inside this tunnel......
BAR GP7 #63 posted:
I've could never figure out why I have always disliked smoke stains on tunnel portals. I know they are prototypical, but somehow I've always hated them. The above photo made me realize that the problem is that most of us just overdo it. Yours is the first one that I have liked.
looks like a train is coming down the hallway tunnel...
off to work we go.........
Not meaning to be humorous or critical. This is really a collection of some really nice tunnel portals.
"Tunnel Portal Tuesday",
I fully expected to see actual tunnels, the inside of tunnels. I am in the construction phase of a variety of actual tunnels and would be interested in the approach others have taken with their tunnels. Especially tunnels of necessity. Not just a plateau covering a track.
I am thinking of hidden staging tunnels, room to room access tunnels, exposed tunnels, cut a way tunnels, coal tunnels. etc
Along the line of:
Great stuff. Some amazingly complex bench work. That pic of the outside extension to the garage is priceless!
don
heading into a tunnel of trees......
nmp.....
Nice scenery, Paul.
What are the shadows on the tunnel mouth and track of the left side one?
Great pics, everyone!
Peter
Very inspiring photos, I have 3 tunnels 1 double track on a curve 1 single on a curve and 4 tracks with a straight entrance. I'm redoing my layout buy may add photos when I gt home anyway.
briansilvermustang posted:
That's what you call having the run of the house.
MaxSouthOz posted:Nice scenery, Paul.
What are the shadows on the tunnel mouth and track of the left side one?
That portal was originally used for a double track and the soot marks were above each one. Eventually we'll get around to fixing it and make one soot mark in the center of the portal.......
PAUL ROMANO posted:MaxSouthOz posted:Nice scenery, Paul.
What are the shadows on the tunnel mouth and track of the left side one?
That portal was originally used for a double track and the soot marks were above each one. Eventually we'll get around to fixing it and make one soot mark in the center of the portal.......
Thanks, Paul.
Big Daddy, is that the wall you commandeered? Very nice.
Dissapointed you didn't bring Ol' Jawn Henry to the tunnel party though.
I'm digging this thread already...
Fast, raw, and dirty, my first foam play was meant as an experiment. Far from perfect, and a mishmash of methods, but turned out ok enough that it grew.
The mine top is a module, module #2 is still plain green foam.
More cave than tunnel, one of the crumbling plateau's stone piers is missing....in a box somewhere. I like the open look anyhow.
Below the mine I wanted more than plain stone, but wanted darkness too, but not a 100% blackout. Glitter contruction paper. One day I will get to layering in streaks of Silver, gold & copper...maybe.
Back side has an unfinished lift.and some sliver gold copper streaks. (Organizing photos from 3 clouds, there are better shots to be found)
sure seems like we've been in here for a while, "are we there yet ?"
must be getting close, think that's the" light at the end of the tunnel"........
boy, that sure was a long tunnel.......
old C&O CSX Alleghany-Sub..........
some very nice pictures Ted, layout is looking great !!!
Paul, what track system is dominate on the NJ Highrailers layout? Same question with switches. Thx TW
TedW posted:briansilvermustang posted:some very nice pictures Ted, layout is looking great !!!
Thx, B, just paddling to keep up. This xmas layout is winding down. Need to decide whether to make the “big” jump n get off the ground. Here’s where I am today...
I say, make the “big” jump Ted !!! another great layout in the making.....
what do you think of this idea......
make it a folded dog bone type, you would be able to use the same radii on both return loops, would end up being less than a 2% grade between levels, a mountain background along the wall and behind the town area on the upper level. you could make a nice deep canyon swing out bridge for access into the layout.....two trains would run nice spaced out from each other for some nice meets on the double main line, with the return loops some what hidden in the tunnels... time to get busy...
a work in progress...my much smaller reproduction of a vintage German toy train tunnel with castle...go here...
https://www.cardboardchristmas....php?f=10&t=1386
base is about 13" x 15"...height right at 13"...all mostly cardboard, scrap wood and paper mache...
howard...
TedW posted:
Ted, we use a combination of Gargraves and Ross track. Most of the straights and large "bent" curves are Gargraves track which is being replaced by Ross on the curves as needed. Only Ross switches are used. The subways/elevated use Atlas track and a combination of Atlas and Ross switches.
I wanted to do archway windows for a hillside loco shed, but had to give up here due to ladder climbing issues, stuck greenery in and called it done instead. Bricks are a layer of woodputty on old paneling pressed with a bakers brick mold. The portals are a solid mounts with brackets, and there is a removable top butting the track over a sliding brick face for very easy access.
GREAT looking locomotive, Ted !!!
looking good Dave !!!
PAUL ROMANO posted:How many GG1s went through the old PENNSY Tunnels from NJ to NYC under the Hudson River.
No more than 139.
TedW posted:
awesome........wish I was there !
here's my finished tunnel (with castle) project...it's my version of vintage German toy train piece...mine measures 13" x 15" x 13 1/2" tall...much smaller than the original...go here for more details and construction photos...
https://www.cardboardchristmas....php?f=10&t=1386
howard...
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