I finished up the crossing at Meredith Drive on my IAIS Grimes Line layout. Meredith is the only grade crossing that features gates on the prototype so I wanted to include all the bells and whistles. The crossing uses Tomar gates and flashers controlled by a Logic Rail Technology Grade Crossing Pro circuit. The gates are powered with a Tortoise switch motor and two Circuitron Remote Signal Activators. An ITT sound module provides the crossing bell.

James

GS&M crews march on...

After the 1st set of track goes into place a Trio of C-630 pulls a tank train from staging up and out of the main Helix.

You can see how the main works it way out of the Helix and into La Grange.  The Alcos are on what will become the A/D tracks for La Grange.

Just completed the first OPS session on my KCS layout.  I have a lot to do on the layout but wanted to get some trains running.  My goal was to have an OPS session before Labor day.  This was a small OPS session with two guests Scott and Rusty running the KCS West Bottoms Switcher.  While there is no scenery and the buildings are mock-ups, the track work is completed and is a very close representation of the actual KCS trackage in the Kansas City West Bottoms area in the fall of 1981.