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The berm leaves room directly below for the single staging track shown circling the data in center of the original MR drawing. The long “smudge” adjacent to the second circuit of the main line along the left-hand edge of Variation #1 represents the berm or ridge that raises it above the Red Rock main and yard to its right. I could create some limited under-table access here but it would be slanted and noticeably less efficient for maintenance, not to mention requiring the ripping out of finished drywall and surfacing. It would be easy to pre-wire busses and jumpers before installing the entire area above the platform, which has finished walls and decking that enclose the lower reaches of the main roof rafters that descend to the floor joists of the room.
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The original area to the left and right of “George’s Gorge” (an artful but awful wordplay: am I dating myself by recallling Gorgeous George?) is much simpler mechanically, with but a single turnout that can be hand thrown. This minimizes below-deck mechanical and electrical issues above the permanent “platform” in the upper right corner of the room (as displayed on its side above). Note that the original design has been compressed laterally (Red Rock on the left remains 24" wide and Granite Creek on the right has widened a td to 20"). So, I’m left with the narrowed donut/duck-under as Variation #1 below: I’ve been unable to compress the RRN into a 56” wide peninsula (as seen in the room diagram) and still keep at least the first three criteria above. But in order leave room for his bed and one or two other essentials, I’m limited to the first 80 inches from the left-hand wall, preserving a 24" walking space to the left of the laid out futon whatever the design. Now he’ll get to sleep (?) in the Train Room. It is the major portion of the “bonus room” over the garage that is our grandson’s bedroom when he visits. Everything seems quite acceptable – except for the space available.
#Anyrail 6 grades upgrade#
As the budget is largely getting thrown at new track and turnouts, I’m not initially planning to upgrade to DCC. That nice Red Rock yard can be easily isolated for concurrent switching operationsĪll of this fits my theme of freight operations from the early ‘50s with early Geeps, a brace of F3s, a 2-6-2, and a Genesis MT-4 (for which Athearn recommends a minimum 22” radius). A twice-around for continuous running (w/ 3 passing sidings, counting the one in the Red Rock yard)ĥ. And if you believe either the premise or the objective in the last sentence, please PM me for a juicy business deal on excessed Swiss Navy equipment.Īs originally offered, the RRN has 5 great features that meet my needs:Ĥ. Being one who does only what is popular, I have decided to build it for my 12 year-old grandson, who likes to do the train thing when he comes to visit. That’s not counting all the times it can be found in other strings. The forum string “Red Rock Northern Plan MR 07” ( ) has almost 11,700 hits since it opened then. It’s popularity over the years is evident. Here is Jerry Boudreaux’s Red Rock Northern from MR’s June (?) 2007 issue.