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!