Very interesting photo. Cant' figure how the train gets out once in?
At first look all I could think about was when the first train race was!
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Whoa! Amazing view! I never knew anything like this existed. Thanks so much for sharing this awesome picture.
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Looks like my old Bachman electric train set!
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Re: How the train exits the loop...they cut the power from where it's shown in this shot and connect it to the rear and pull clockwise. You can see two points of exit on the left and at the top of the loop where the train can get back on the Glasston Sub and head south for Grand Forks. Interestingly enough, when I was overhead this spot 6 minutes later, the power was already moved and being hooked up to the other end of the train!
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And Tony Koester told us that 4x8 "loop o'track" layouts were unrealistic!
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Very interesting photo !
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Awesome, Chris. I can't stop looking at this photo...
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Very interesting shot, thanks for sharing!
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That is an amazing shot Chris looks like a model railroad from the sky.
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Looks like a race track!
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LOL. Looks like the train version of NASCAR. Very nice.
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Amazing shot! When I've got time I'm going to count those cars . . . .
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Awesome shot Chris. It looked like a race track when I first saw the thumbnail.
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Neat! A train set for grown-up boys! Did you take a light aircraft and go out looking to photograph this site, or was this a chance catch from the IP seat in the 135?
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Finally something I CAN model!
At a quick glance, I thought you caught a train passing one of the recent NASCAR races.
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I thought it was a NASCAR track at first. Neat ariel shot; it does look like my trainset.
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| Posted by Cameron on April 13, 2008 | |
Cool, it first looks like a giant HO scale loop. I looked for it on Google Earth, but it's not there. Just a field.
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| Posted by Eric B. on April 13, 2008 | |
Imagine if they added another track... Really neat shot! I counted 125 cars (give or take a few).
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Wow what a great and unique photo Chris! So where's the control pack hidden and has the M-Bar-D Coal Distribution site gone DCC yet? Seems strange that they would only have two ways in via the same switch direction making for a stub-ended loop.
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I guess it's true about model railroading: There's a prototype for everything.
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| Posted by on April 15, 2008 | |
That's a great photograph, Chris. It's a neat thing to look at and you carried it off very nicely.
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They put alot of faith in the rear engine being lead quilified. Nice shot!
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