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Logging/Lumber ops on a shelf layout?

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Posted by Bill H. on Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:34 PM
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Has anybody created logging/lumber ops on a shelf layout? I haven't seen any in any of the layout books I purchased. So I assume it's a bit of a rarity for whatever reason.



One of the best I've ever seen is here:

http://www.geocities.com/fundynorthern/SecondModules.html
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Posted by ereimer on Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edkowal

There's a really excellent logging themed shelf layout at Tobias Lyung's website: http://mypage.bluewindow.ch/ljung/trains/layout/layout.html




nice layout . i was just thinking the other day i could use IKEA shelving as the support for my layout . funny to see how other people have the same ideas [:)] . at least now i know it works !
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Posted by monkeyman2 on Saturday, January 21, 2006 4:23 PM
I belive in the Model railroad planning 98 there is a nice shelf logging railway.... It's one that im considering using as a base for mine, either that or Mainline CSX losely based in baltimore,md... that is if my G doesnt work out...
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Posted by edkowal on Saturday, January 21, 2006 12:29 AM
There's a really excellent logging themed shelf layout at Tobias Lyung's website: http://mypage.bluewindow.ch/ljung/trains/layout/layout.html

This site is definitely worth a look. One thing to note is how well the backdrop and the foreground have been integrated together. Tobias has information on how he produced that backdrop, where he got those excellent trees, and some fine scratchbuilt model work to boot. The home page of this site is at: http://mypage.bluewindow.ch/ljung/index.html

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Posted by Jetrock on Friday, January 20, 2006 11:49 PM
Here are a few small ones:

http://carendt.com/microplans/index.html

Look under Industrial Railroads/Logging Lines. The old classic Gumstump & Snowshoe would make a great logging layout.
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Posted by cuyama on Friday, January 20, 2006 5:13 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by devils

have you seen the Track plan book by Iain Rice from kalmbach thats got a shelf logging layout in it. I seem to remember it's in three scenes, 1 on each wall


Right, I meant to mention that one in my first post and forgot. That's the "Linked Up Logger" from Rice's Small, Smart, and Practical Trackplans
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0890244162/sr=1-3/qid=1137798735/ref=sr_1_3/002-5486554-5117622?%5Fencoding=UTF8
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Posted by devils on Friday, January 20, 2006 3:03 PM
have you seen the Track plan book by Iain Rice from kalmbach thats got a shelf logging layout in it. I seem to remember it's in three scenes, 1 on each wall
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Posted by selector on Friday, January 20, 2006 2:01 PM
You could model the mill adjacent to the main line, but with a breezeway/conveyor passing over the main, and two team tracks parallel to the main, one on either side...accessed with at three-way switch? Lumber piled in stacks on either side of the main. Keeps it doable and tidy.

Just a thought.
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Posted by cuyama on Friday, January 20, 2006 1:58 PM

Actually I think it's sort of common. I've seen a few. Many real-life loggers used swichbacks, which really work well in a shelf layout.

This little logging shelf layout could be stretched and expanded to a longer shelf and there are a lot of variations possible on a similar theme. It's pretty tight just due to the very small space for HO and was intended more for display than operation. But a little ops would be possible

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Logging/Lumber ops on a shelf layout?
Posted by DigitalGriffin on Friday, January 20, 2006 1:05 PM
Hey this is topic #2 for me...I must be on an inquizative roll today...

Any way, onto the question at hand...

Has anybody created logging/lumber ops on a shelf layout? I haven't seen any in any of the layout books I purchased. So I assume it's a bit of a rarity for whatever reason.

Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions

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