The "new" JJJ&E In N Scale

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R Edington

#75
October 06, 2016, 05:06:45 PM
  I remember the JJJ&E from the old Atlas days. Glad to see another rr I know.

The layout looks very nice.
Rodney

Powersteamguy1790

#76
October 06, 2016, 09:50:47 PM
Quote from: R Edington on October 06, 2016, 05:06:45 PM
  I remember the JJJ&E from the old Atlas days. Glad to see another rr I know.

The layout looks very nice.

Thanks Rodney. Yes I remember those old Atlas forum days. The "Original" JJJ&E is the layout you remembered. It was fully scenicked and operational for over nine years and was completely dismantled in February 2009, when I moved from Florida to Texas.

The "new" JJJ&E was started in February 2009. I built a train room in my home for the layout. The room is 21'x12' and the layout is an inverse "U" shape and the size is 18'x12'x16'.

The layout has many industries and is a great point to point layout for its size. Continuous running is also an option and I regularly run trains over 50+ cars in length. On this layout, with a Radio controlled DCC system, NCE, I'm comfortable running two such trains when I'm alone.

On this forum, I posted the left side of the layout, which is the turntable area, switching yard and diesel surface yard. The Switching yard and turntable area resembles the Barstow Yard which I've seen many times, many years ago.

I just started to post photo's of the middle part of the "new" JJJ&E which connects the Switching Yard to the town of San Marino which comprises the right side of the layout. Those photo's of San Marino and the Monterrey River Valley haven't been posted yet on this forum.

This layout has one forty foot 1 1/2% grade on the San Marino side of the layout. That grade allows me to run my steam locomotives of all sizes with a long string of cars depending on the steamer. I usually run consists of four diesels which pull 50+ cars easily.

I chose the  1 1/2% grade because the entire mainline of the "original" JJJ&E was completely graded (with a 2% grade), rising over 10 inches above the lowest point on that layout and limited the pulling power of my steam locomotives in those days.

The  "new" JJJ&E is completely operational with DCC for almost eight years now. All the wiring of the track was completed very early on in the life of the layout. I incorporated many signals on the layout, which run using signal boards (Logic rail Technologies) and photo cells embedded in the track. The basic scenery is 98% complete, except for an area behind the 24 stall Roundhouse, which is in a 50"x50" turnaround area on the left side of the layout.

I still have many photo's of the "original" JJJ&E which were used in the eight articles that I wrote for N Scale Magazine in the 2007-2008 time frame which are available on my blog below in the signature area.

Good to see you on this forum. 8)

Stay cool and run steam......... 8) 8)

Powersteamguy1790

#77
October 06, 2016, 09:55:55 PM
The Long Valley Division Of The Bowdens Lumber Yard Is The Building With The Three Smoke Stacks. A 75 Car Billboard Reefer Consist Is On An Outbound Track Heading To The Switching Yard





Stay cool and run steam...... 8) 8)

Powersteamguy1790

#78
October 07, 2016, 03:07:24 PM
A close up view of the parking lot and chain link fence adjacent to the SP two story station. SP Alco PA/PB/PA is approaching the SP two story station. A ATSF 2-8-8-2 #1790 is on the outer main line track pulling 75 Billboard reefers and heading to the Switching Yard. 




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ACL1504

#79
October 07, 2016, 03:13:46 PM
Bob,

Great scenes - I love the chain link fence.

Tom ;D
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

Powersteamguy1790

#80
October 07, 2016, 09:19:06 PM
Quote from: ACL1504 on October 07, 2016, 03:13:46 PM
Bob,

Great scenes - I love the chain link fence.

Tom ;D

Thanks Tom. The chain link fence kit was easy to put together. I still have another one for a second parking lot in another area of the layout.

Stay cool and run steam...... 8) 8)

Powersteamguy1790

#81
October 07, 2016, 09:28:35 PM
Bowden's Lumber Company Is Adjacent To A Long Siding In Between The Mainline Tracks. Two Oil Derricks Can Be Seen Above The Retaining Wall In The Far Corner Of The Layout The Radii  On This Part Of The layout Is 30 Inches




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Powersteamguy1790

#82
October 08, 2016, 03:06:17 PM Last Edit: October 08, 2016, 03:47:21 PM by Powersteamguy1790
An old "albumen" closeup view of Bowdens Mills Lumber Yard west of San Marino. The sweeping curves on this part of the "new" JJJ&E utilize 30 inch radii. Two oil derricks are in operation above the retaining wall in this corner of the layout. A long Billboard reefer consist is on the outer mainline heading towards the Switching Yard. An "Albumen" photo is a paper based photo. Negatives were captured on glass and the print was created on paper using albumen from egg whites to bind light sensitive chemicals to the paper.



Stay cool and run steam...... 8) 8)

Powersteamguy1790

#83
October 08, 2016, 03:42:24 PM
The Cash Coal Mining Facility is the largest industry on the "Mysterious" Middle Part Of The "New" JJJ&E. Five sidings hold all the 33' coal hoppers that are serviced by the Cash Coal Mining Facility The Southern 4-6-0 is pulling a string of 33' hoppers out of the siding. The Southern 4-6-0 has an ESU Lok-Sound Select Micro decoder and a Zimo cube speaker installed in the tender.



Powersteamguy1790

#84
October 09, 2016, 11:50:22 AM
Another View Of The Southern 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler As It Prepares To Roll Out To The Mainline




An Old Sepia Photo Of The Southern 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler As It Prepares To Move Out To The Mainline enroute to San Marino


Powersteamguy1790

#85
October 09, 2016, 05:52:35 PM
A CB&Q #5504 O-4 Mikado kit bashed from a generic Kato Mikado using A GHQ pewter detail kit.The engineers side of the Mikado shows the heavy detailing of the Feed Water Heater and associated piping. There is a Lok-Sound 3.5 micro decoder and Zimo cube speaker in the tender. This locomotive will pull 50 cars on level track due to the added weight of the GHQ pewter parts.




Stay cool and run steam...... 8) 8)

Zephyrus52246

#86
October 09, 2016, 05:55:59 PM
Nice looking "Q" Mike, Bob.


Jeff

Powersteamguy1790

#87
October 10, 2016, 12:23:14 PM
Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on October 09, 2016, 05:55:59 PM
Nice looking "Q" Mike, Bob.


Jeff

Thanks Mike. I kit bashed four Kato Mikado's using theGHQ pewter detail kits. Below are two of the Mikado's that show the detail parts in place before final painting.

Overhead view of CG&Q 0-4 locomotives with pewter detail parts added




CB&Q 0-4 Mikado's on engineers side of the locomotive with pewter detail parts added



CB&Q 0-4 Mikado's on fireman's side of the locomotive with pewter detail parts added




Closeup overhead view of the CB&Q 0-4's boiler with GHQ pewter detail parts added



Closeup overhead view of the CB&Q 0-4 tenders showing all the GHQ detail parts added



Stay cool and run steam..... 8) 8)

Powersteamguy1790

#88
October 10, 2016, 02:22:40 PM
A view of the front of the boiler of the CB&Q  0-4 Mikado showing the detail pewter parts added on the mainline track in the Monterrey Mountains east of San Marino.





Stay cool and run steam..... 8) 8)

ACL1504

#89
October 10, 2016, 06:30:04 PM
Bob,

Very nice loco details. Looks good. However, I hope you are going to paint the pilot engine black. The stark look of the pewter doesn't do the loco justice.

Tom ;D
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com
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