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TUNNEL TUESDAY!

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A AvantiOGR Forum Member
BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Shark Bay R.R. tunnel.

MILW RS1 #1677

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. 

Tom TeeTom TeeOGR Forum Member

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:

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MaxSouthOzMaxSouthOzOGR Forum Member
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.

A AdriaticOGR Forum Member

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.

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More cave than tunnel, one of the crumbling plateau's stone piers is missing....in a box somewhere. I like the open look anyhow.IMG_20170912_175249IMG_20170912_175752IMG_20170912_180249

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.IMG_20170912_180256

 

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Back side has an unfinished lift.and some sliver gold copper streaks. (Organizing photos from 3 clouds, there are better shots to be found)IMG_20170613_163832

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B briansilvermustangOGR Forum Member
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...  

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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...

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PAUL ROMANOPAUL ROMANOOGR Forum Member
TedW posted:

Paul, what track system is dominate on the NJ Highrailers layout?  Same question with switches.  Thx TW

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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.   

A AdriaticOGR Forum Member

An over / under.IMG_20171004_063922

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.IMG_20171004_062700

 

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jhz563jhz563OGR Forum Member
jhz563 posted:

Here are some shots of the tunnel from my halloween layout.  I added orange lighting for the occasion.  If I remember later I will show you how I access trains in the tunnel

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Here are some additional pictures 

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The lights made a nice effect in the tunnel.  They were installed hastily to get ready for the big night.  In the future I may or may not use something other than duct tape to hold them in place.

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R RDGCO.ProductionsOGR Forum Member

This is the Musconectcong/Jugtown/Pattenburg tunnel in West Portal New Jersey during construction in the 40s. Along with some other pictures of it when it was used for revenue systems. The tunnel was used by the Lehigh Valley and was created to replace the original tunnel with became too small for larger trains. The tunnel was double tracked but in the 90s was single tracked in the middle so Conrail could fit intermodal down it. Finally in today's time NS uses the tunnel on the Lehigh line and anyone who rode the 2016 Amtrak Autum express would've passed through it.

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Serows1Serows1OGR Forum Member
Moonson posted:

Wow, Paul, there was/is an actual "Moonville"? I had not idea. However, I named my layout "Moon Township." Thanks a lot for those photos!

FrankM, Moon's son

Thanks Frank, you know the best part, the tunnel is haunted.  From the stories I was told a young girl was struck by the vary train she was waiting for near the tunnel and a brakeman was tragically killed while on the roof of a caboose when it entered the tunnel. 

I was a Scoutmaster for 10 years and we took our Boy Scout troop to Beaver Creek State Park on a weekend camping trip then hiked to the Moonville tunnel which actually was named after a small mining town close by.  All that remains of the town are foundation stones and partial brick walls laying in the undergrowth.  It was very fun to walk around and imagine what it must have been like to live in a very small town literally built around the tracks, some of the building foundations were within 20 feet of the railway.  It's something I'll never forget. 

Never saw a ghost though.....

Paul

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RDGCO.Productions posted:
RaritanRiverRailroadFan4 posted:

Working on this for the 4H train show this weekend.IMG_1717

Very nice Joe, I must ask though who owns the Lehigh Valley Low Hood RS32?

When my friend bobby goes to Pittsburgh to college I more or less borrow it from him. I have another custom painted C420 in Tuscan and until I get a second C420 or another LV diesel I'll be borrowing his.

Logan MatthewsLogan MatthewsOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

  Thanks TEDW for bring back some spectacular memories to me.   In December 1945 I rode the San Diego & Arizona Eastern through those tunnels and over the spectacular trestles.  I was 14, and the SD&AE passenger train left San Diego in the late evening.  I remember crossing the border into Mexico...and then later crossing back. But since it was winter it got dark early.  I went to sleep...but when we got to the Carizzo  Gorge my Dad woke me up and we crossed the trestle in bright moonlight.  Thanks TEDW for bringing back those spectacular memories.  (I do recall the many tunnels, but had no way of knowing their names)  Ten Wheelers and arch window coaches...what memories.

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Logan Matthews posted:

  Thanks TEDW for bring back some spectacular memories to me.   In December 1945 I rode the San Diego & Arizona Eastern through those tunnels and over the spectacular trestles.  I was 14, and the SD&AE passenger train left San Diego in the late evening.  I remember crossing the border into Mexico...and then later crossing back. But since it was winter it got dark early.  I went to sleep...but when we got to the Carizzo  Gorge my Dad woke me up and we crossed the trestle in bright moonlight.  Thanks TEDW for bringing back those spectacular memories.  (I do recall the many tunnels, but had no way of knowing their names)  Ten Wheelers and arch window coaches...what memories.

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You’re welcome...   Lots of info and photos on this very difficult to maintain section of railroad. Just search it.  Here’s a few more.

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StannumStannumOGR Forum Member
sawdust43 posted:

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...

www.littleglitterhouses.com

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Another great inspirational creation Howard. That will look great on your Marx layout. Thanks for sharing, Paul.

Mike CTMike CTOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

There is a series of tunnels, now a rail trail near the Hoover Dam.  A key part of the construction, the tunnels were the first part of the project.  The staging area and concrete plant were north of the dam site, now what it the Lake Meade Recreational Area.  

Slideshow of the tunnel walk.  Click on the underlined phrase to link a Photobucket slideshow. 

Trainman2001Trainman2001OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Really nice work here! I came to this thread pretty late, but enjoyed looking at the whole thing.

Here's my favorite portal on my Mont Juic on my layout. Mountain is just Alpine meadow waiting for me to figure out what tree coverage I want. Procrastination is a good thing sometimes. Portals are scratch-built Masonite, mountain is plastic soaked Bountie on woven cardboard strips. I took the first picture tonight with a hand-held long lens on the Canon EOS. Could be better focus.

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This one was shot earlier before all the plaster was painted and the water effects weren't in place.

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Different view showing other two portals.

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A AdriaticOGR Forum Member

I don't think I posted on my collapsing tunnel.  Don't panic ......

I just wanted a micro with storage... and a pit mine, a lid that covered it; plus some quick change scenery for either country or industry. Laying it flat is a grassland lid, or flipped for a construction site "mud-lot"& connecting pavement. I don't really use the storage. No telling what I left in it   Cranes and industry have dominated this hand bent micro 0-20" since this time; hence the tunnel is collapsed now

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