Z-Scale Update! 11-03-02

Here's the latest update photos, sorry it's been a while since our last update, but I think you'll agree, "Progress Has Been Made!"

As always, grab your favorite beverage, and maybe one of Homer's novels if you've got a slow dialup connection. Click on any of the pictures for a more detailed shot.

Overview of complete layout from a distance:

 

The harbor. 53' Defever in foreground, 220' super yatch and 600' container ship in background:

 

More harbor, with a BN GP38 pulling some Gunderson-Husky container cars:

 

Resort hotel under construction, with working gondolas going to future train station:

 

An old SP GP38 pushes some coal hoppers into position for the next rail barge:

 

Overview of the first six holes of Pine Ridge CC:

 

Distance shot of harbor, yard, gondolas, and golf course:

 

Close up of Gondolas:

 

A common sight since the merger, a mix of UP and SP C-44s pulling a L-O-N-G run of double stack container cars:

 

A C-44 pulls a train of tank cars through the yard:

 

The "Helen." This 600' container ship with a home port of Long Beach, CA. is at the docks, waiting for the Longshoreman strike to end so it can be loaded:

 

Just another view, as more freight runs along one of the main lines:

 

A freight train pulls its load through the tunnels:

 

Stay tuned - More to come at a later date!