The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[gnatshop]

You can come here in 100 more years and the stuff on the shelf will still be here. I have a very low tolerance for alcohol and have been known to be quite tippsy after a sip of the Babe's Royal Crown and coke.
Tom    

No worry - you've still got true friends out here!!
I'll sit down and share the Babe's Royal Crown and coke any you need me! 

Oh, wait - ain't that Crown Royal??
The only Royal Crown that I know of is R.C. Cola, also known as R. oh C.!!!

[BandOGuy]

Oriental rugs in the crew lounge?
Get outta' town.
Did you remember to polish the floors before you put them down?
Next thing you know, there'll be a "Remove Shoes Before Entering" sign outside. Poor 'Gnat won't be able to operate without first scraping his shoes.

[gnatshop]

Next thing you know, there'll be a "Remove Shoes Before Entering" sign outside. Poor 'Gnat won't be able to operate without first scraping his shoes. 

L'il Tommy probly wont even let me scrape my shoes outside - he don't want no dog poop in his yard, much less cow poop!!!

[cuse]

I think that blue chair in the corner is my "timeout" spot when I mess up the operating schedule...Tom runs a tight ship in the Man Cave...I should probably bring a book as I expect many ejections. He'll rip the stripes right off my uniform and send me to the dreaded blue chair while the others try to clean up the mess. 


John
Operations Rookie, SBG

[ACL1504]

Tom, The Illinois Central 40ft. boxcar was my 1st Athearn freight car purchase back in 1977.My brother still has it. Thanks for sharing your clean up process. Raymo

Raymo,

Thanks for stopping by. That Athearn IC car #30130 was releassed by Athearn in November of 1971 and is considered OP3, out of production, rare and not likely to be found. Athearn released a second one in February 1994 with number 31025.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom,
Outstanding cleanup job!!!  Do you hire out??

Jerry,

Thanks and no, no hiring out from here!

Tom

[ACL1504]

You can come here in 100 more years and the stuff on the shelf will still be here. I have a very low tolerance for alcohol and have been known to be quite tippsy after a sip of the Babe's Royal Crown and coke.
Tom    

No worry - you've still got true friends out here!!
I'll sit down and share the Babe's Royal Crown and coke any you need me! 

Oh, wait - ain't that Crown Royal??
The only Royal Crown that I know of is R.C. Cola, also known as R. oh C.!!!

Gman,

You can tell I'm no drinker as I don't even know the name of the stuff!

Glad to know I still have friends though!

Tom

[ACL1504]

Oriental rugs in the crew lounge?
Get outta' town.
Did you remember to polish the floors before you put them down?
Next thing you know, there'll be a "Remove Shoes Before Entering" sign outside. Poor 'Gnat won't be able to operate without first scraping his shoes.

Chip,

Actually the rug is down to protect the new carpet during construction of the layout. That area of the crew lounge gets lots of foot traffic in and out. Speaking of polishing the floors you don't know how close I came to installing wood flooring in the crew lounge.

Gman actually wears shoes? Well, what do you know about that. I never figured he owned any much less wore them.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Next thing you know, there'll be a "Remove Shoes Before Entering" sign outside. Poor 'Gnat won't be able to operate without first scraping his shoes. 

L'il Tommy probly wont even let me scrape my shoes outside - he don't want no dog poop in his yard, much less cow poop!!!

Gman,

I didn't know you owned any shoes much less wore them. However, feel free to come by and have a "Royal Crown" and coke with the Babe. You can scrape your feet on the door mat.

I'll have an RohA Ce Kola with ya'll!

Tom

[ACL1504]

I think that blue chair in the corner is my "timeout" spot when I mess up the operating schedule...Tom runs a tight ship in the Man Cave...I should probably bring a book as I expect many ejections. He'll rip the stripes right off my uniform and send me to the dreaded blue chair while the others try to clean up the mess. 


John
Operations Rookie, SBG

John,

Oh what a kidder you are. But, an honest one. Not to worry, you can see I have plenty of reading material for those assigned to the "dreaded blue chair" timeout corner.

Tom

[GPdemayo]

I think that blue chair in the corner is my "timeout" spot when I mess up the operating schedule...Tom runs a tight ship in the Man Cave...I should probably bring a book as I expect many ejections. He'll rip the stripes right off my uniform and send me to the dreaded blue chair while the others try to clean up the mess. 


John
Operations Rookie, SBG

John,

Oh what a kidder you are. But, an honest one. Not to worry, you can see I have plenty of reading material for those assigned to the "dreaded blue chair" timeout corner.

Tom

Operations sessions.....now I'm really getting nervous. I can't wait to see what you have in store for me OR whe're I'll have to go when you give me a time out. 


Greg
Operations Disaster Waiting To Happen, SBG

[ACL1504]

I think that blue chair in the corner is my "timeout" spot when I mess up the operating schedule...Tom runs a tight ship in the Man Cave...I should probably bring a book as I expect many ejections. He'll rip the stripes right off my uniform and send me to the dreaded blue chair while the others try to clean up the mess. 


John
Operations Rookie, SBG

John,

Oh what a kidder you are. But, an honest one. Not to worry, you can see I have plenty of reading material for those assigned to the "dreaded blue chair" timeout corner.

Tom

Operations sessions.....now I'm really getting nervous. I can't wait to see what you have in store for me OR whe're I'll have to go when you give me a time out. 


Greg
Operations Disaster Waiting To Happen, SBG

Not to worry Gregory, I'll think of something.

Tom

[GPdemayo]

I think that blue chair in the corner is my "timeout" spot when I mess up the operating schedule...Tom runs a tight ship in the Man Cave...I should probably bring a book as I expect many ejections. He'll rip the stripes right off my uniform and send me to the dreaded blue chair while the others try to clean up the mess. 


John
Operations Rookie, SBG

John,

Oh what a kidder you are. But, an honest one. Not to worry, you can see I have plenty of reading material for those assigned to the "dreaded blue chair" timeout corner.

Tom

Operations sessions.....now I'm really getting nervous. I can't wait to see what you have in store for me OR whe're I'll have to go when you give me a time out. 


Greg
Operations Disaster Waiting To Happen, SBG

Not to worry Gregory, I'll think of something.

Tom

That's what I'm worriesd about.....

[ACL1504]

Well, I finally have a few update pictures to show. I'm about 85% finished with the storage tracks on the East side of the room. I have 9 storage tracks with a passiong siding. I could have squeezed in two more storage tracks but I didn't what them all bunched close together.

I mentioned the 85% finished as I still have to do block control, wiring and tortoise installs.





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[ACL1504]

I'm really fortunate and happy to have this much room for storage tracks. I'll have the same space available on the West side but I won't have the length I have on the East side.

The longest track is 35ft. and the shortest is 23ft..

I have room on each end for a few more storage tracks but I haven't decided if I'll do it or not. You can see in the next few pictures I have a turnout in the position where a few more short tracks can be installed. I'll leave this as is for a month and see how it may look. Once the second level is installed over the lower level there is no gong back and adding them.

Also, you can see I installed rerailers on each end of each track. This way I'm covered coming and going. I don't need any derails in any areas difficult to get to.









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