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**Airborne01** · 02 April 2024, 08:25

Last time I saw wiring like that there was an IED attached! Layout is looking very good indeed!
Steve

**minitnkr** · 02 April 2024, 12:23

Ready for ballast.

This green thing? One of five elements of a spine car for 40' containers or semi trailers. The middle siding has a four element spine car for trailers only & the far siding has a five element trailer only spine car. Layout has 22 turnouts, 12 sidings & four run-arounds. Due to the reduction the electicals are non-funtioning.

**scottie3158** · 02 April 2024, 15:02

Paul,
All looking very nice mate. Looking at that green rail truck it must have been interesting to load the trailer on to it.

**minitnkr** · 02 April 2024, 19:18

The 45' semis are a little tight, but the Piggy Packers just pick'em'up & set'em'down. Not much different than dropping a container into a well car. The early TOFC flats were drive on/drive off, but the spine cars require a crane or special fork lift to load/unload similar to containers.

**Allen Dewire** · 02 April 2024, 19:41

Wow Bro, It looks like Choo Choo PaulE is back on the rails again. Really great stuff and it seems you still have plenty of rolling stock and vehicles to keep it going. I'm still worried that this puppy will grow and grow, until the basement is full again and you won't have room for your vehicle builds/dio works. It's all good though and just enjoy yourself Buddy!!!...

Prost
Allen

**Waspie** · 02 April 2024, 19:45

That is quite a set up Paul. How lang has this been in the making?

**minitnkr** · 02 April 2024, 19:49

About 30 years Doug. This is the second iteration. The RR is so much easier for me Allen. The LeRois are squeez'in my onions big time

**Guest** · 08 April 2024, 13:39

Always a treat to see your new posting Paul, glad I watch a lot of U tube on your US railways, gives me a better knowable when I see the rolling stock.

**minitnkr** · 30 April 2025, 14:36

Flagging MOJO led to more RR work. Latest TOFC yard upgrade fouled the Main again so rerouted Main off table, and added another spur siding. Dryfit
proposal shown.

**minitnkr** · 05 May 2025, 16:25

Some progress, ready for plaster application.

**minitnkr** · 06 May 2025, 19:30

This latest addition was to be a remnant of the roll-on/roll-off TOFC yard that was modernized for spine-car type operations. It is now used for roll-on/roll-off & general customer load/unload ops.