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Good Morning Gang! I am up for quite some time - did not sleep well, but that´s no news. We are getting ready for the next storm to roll in, which should hit us later in the afternoon. Petra will be off for the weekend shopping soon, so she won´t get wet. I spend the better part of the night and the morning to draw up a new track plan for my Swiss friend Pascal. He got a little tired working on his BLS -. themed Marklin layout, knowing that it will take at least 5 more years, before he can actually drive the golden spike and run the first train. He plans on selling whatever he has built so far and start a much simpler layout, based on the famous Bernina Line of the Rhaetian Railway. This is a narrow gauge line connecting Switzerland with Italy - certainly a must for those visiting Switzerland. The layout I planned for him captures two of the many high lights of the line - Bernina Ospizio Station on Lago Bianco (White Lake), which is at 7403 ft. the highest point of the line, and Alp Grüm Station, which sports the narrowest curve of the line. I used Google Earth to come up with the track plan of the station. The layout itself is of a basic loop to loop design and may appear not to be too thrilling in terms of operation. The Bernina Line is mainly frequented by passenger trains, with only a few freight trains during a day, hauling lumber. Focal point of the layout is the breathtaking scenery of the prototype. I am sure that Pascal will capture that exceptionally well. Well, here is the track plan: <img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/RhBBerninaHospiz1b.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" />   Just a few pics of the prototype: A train just before entering Ospizio Bernina <img src="http://www.bahnbilder.de/bilder/strecke-berninabahn-sm-ti-310232.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /> At the station <img src="http://www.chriguseisenbahnseiten.ch/bernina8.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /> Alp Grüm station <img src="http://img.fotocommunity.com/photos/6783475.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /> Look at the tight curve! Flo, I am hungry, so I´ll go for coffee, buttered toast & jam, OJ and scrambled eggs, please! Have a good day!
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