Thanks!
Actually, an example here in the US is the Tehachapi Loop on the Union Pacific
in California. It's famous among US rail enthusiasts.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi_Loop
Paul Braun
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> On May 3, 2014, at 20:02, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I looked at some of the images on Paul Braun's site beyond the one cited and
> found this one:
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> "Bear Layin' It Down
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> John "Bear" Kuehl works on laying the double-tracked line up the second helix
> on our club layout. A helix is a spiral of track used to get a train from one
> level of a multi-level layout to another in a small amount of space."
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> The best example of a helix railroad track I have seen are the spiral tunnels
> on the CP Rail track between Field in British Columbia and Lake Louise in
> Alberta. Trains with upwards of 10 locos can be seen exiting a tunnel going
> in one direction with wagons going into a tunnel 50 or perhaps 100 feet above
> or below in diametrically the opposite direction. There are several helix
> tunnels in the complex and are readily visible from the nearly Trans Canada
> Highway. Somewhere I have photos taken several years ago.
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>> On 5/3/2014 8:47 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12465> is a nice shot but could
>> use some straightening.
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>> Chuck Norcutt
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>>> On 4/30/2014 12:00 PM, John Hudson wrote:
>>> Paul .... this is a loco coming to a railroad near you soon. A piece on
>>> CBC radio in the last few weeks said that UP is investing in a
>>> rejuvenation project and that these wheels will be rolling again in a
>>> year or three.
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>>> *http://tinyurl.com/odbnw4n*
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>>> jh
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>>>> On 4/30/2014 12:48 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>>>> I had a hectic weekend, so I didn't get to post last week's photos in a
>>>> timely manner. So, if you go here:
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>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=2906
>>>>
>>>> You will see real-life railroad shots from this past Saturday along the
>>>> Chicago, South Shore and South Bend railroad and you will also see some
>>>> model railroading shots from my visit to a friend's home layout last
>>>> night. However, Dean's layout is larger than a lot of club layouts,
>>>> including ours.. when he and his wife built their house, he planned
>>>> for the
>>>> layout and had the dividing walls built into the basement. It takes up
>>>> almost the entire 30x64' space.
>>>>
>>>> I asked Dean to pose in front of the steel mill section of the layout:
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>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12507
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>>>> I also got a photo of his beagle, Peanut, who greets visitors and follows
>>>> them around the basement:
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>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12489
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy. C&C encouraged and appreciated.
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