Main Level

Second Level
The entrance to the room will be a swing gate which I have yet to figure out how I'm going to build it. There will be no duck under's. Over the year that I have made these plans, thing's have changed and will probably change while I'm building. Nothing is 100%. As you can see I have a lot to build. Thankfully I have some great help. The two main people that help are Paul B. He had a great layout the Green Bay & Western that can been seen here https://www.youtube.com/user/rockton160807/videos. Just recently he bought a basement with a house on it and will be starting all over again soon. My other helper is Alex. He models the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Ry that can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/user/Thbfan401/videos So with there help and the help of a few other people, my six year old son and a resent addition to our group of friend's a gentleman by the name of Jordan who has joined us,we have started to build the C&NW in HO scale in my basement. So follow along as we progress.
For an idea on a gate entrance to the layout, check out the May 2014 issue of Model Railroader magazine, page 58 (http://trc.trains.com/Train%20Magazine%20Index.aspx?view=ViewIssue&issueId=6902)
ReplyDeleteThe drop-leaf gate described in that article is very easy to build, maintain and operate.
Looking forward to more posts here as you progress -- I live in Milwaukee, so all of the scenes on your plan are recognizable.