Oregon Joint Line N Scale

[nkalanaga]

"I just wish they were a little more irregular.  "

The real ones come in varying regularities.  Yours look fine.

[coldriver]

It's been several years since I posted a track plan.  Here's an updated version showing the current state of things now that all track is down (at least on the main level - I'm about to add another 20' of staging trackage on the lower staging level). 

[Ed Kapuscinski]

You know, every time I view this thread I hear the guy singing "Oregon Joint Line". lol

[coldriver]

Yeah, my brother in law started using it as his ringtone.  Composed and performed by yours truly as are all the background beats which have titles like “spotting the log dump” and “making the Np transfer”!

[Bendtracker1]

The one that give me a grin is

"Make me happy now!"

[Jbub]

And the UP guy who doesn't seem to like working for the UP.
 
And I love John Hamilton the third, superintendent of operations

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Yeah, my brother in law started using it as his ringtone.  Composed and performed by yours truly as are all the background beats which have titles like “spotting the log dump” and “making the Np transfer”!

Oh man, I love it. Like I said, I really enjoy your videos and they just add such character to it.

[coldriver]

And the UP guy who doesn't seem to like working for the UP.
 
And I love John Hamilton the third, superintendent of operations

The UP guy is out there on the far end of the UP system, largely forgotten by the rest of the railroad, trying to navigate across a host railroad (the NP) that considers him to be the very lowest priority to get over the road.  No wonder everyday is "Another 12 hour day on the You-Pee". 


Make that Supt Opts George W Thompson the III.  Hotshot Ivy Leaguer who thought he'd be CEO by now but due to his operating ineptnitude is instead stuck in the backwaters of Eastern Oregon taking out his unhappiness on the rank and file.   

[Jbub]

Your videos are truly fantastic. You composing your own "beats" adds the right touch and helps keep those watching entertained. Now all you need to do is add a ball diamond with a young lady striking out while her parents  look on with great excitement even though the mom has a thyroid issue.

[basementcalling]

Is it possible Dean is building the perfect model railroad for that place and era? It's damn hard to find anything wrong with his approach, planning or execution.

[CRL]

I can tell you exactly what’s wrong with this layout...

It’s not in my garage. ☹️

[coldriver]

Is it possible Dean is building the perfect model railroad for that place and era? It's damn hard to find anything wrong with his approach, planning or execution.

Thanks but let's not go too far overboard     It's been a long time journey - I was just looking through some old papers yesterday and found a map I produced 35 years ago showing that some day the model railroad I hoped to build would be routed through Dayville, Oregon, although at that point it was to be a freelanced line called the "Pacific Northern". 

[basementcalling]

Thanks but let's not go too far overboard     It's been a long time journey - I was just looking through some old papers yesterday and found a map I produced 35 years ago showing that some day the model railroad I hoped to build would be routed through Dayville, Oregon, although at that point it was to be a freelanced line called the "Pacific Northern".

See, all those years armchairing, day dreaming, and planning do pay off.

[coldriver]

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The latest yard operations video.  Most of your favorite characters are there plus a few new ones. 

[Jbub]

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The latest yard operations video.  Most of your favorite characters are there plus a few new ones.

Also featuring new music and a new feature of singing back switch move directions.
You had me rolling with that.