Model Railroading > Unloading at Train Mountain for the Triennial

As the Triennial festivites are winding down, with the "Big Toot" and "Parade of Trains" scheduled for 10am tomorrow, I want to share this video of unloading live steam equipment at the World's Largest Model Railroad. Many not in the hobby will often ask how the equipment is transported, and how it is taken from a truck/trailer to the ground. This video answers all those questions. Enjoy! 

Chris Donhost
Vacaville, CA

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For those not aware, TM has added 5 new cameras that provide 20 different LIVE views of Train Mountain's Crisp Yard, unloading area, turntable, and main yard / backshop areas. This photo is just one example. Check it out:

http://www.tmrr.org/cameras/camera2.shtml

Chris Donhost
Vacaville, CA

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Hope you and your party had fun at TM enjoyed our short visit. I would also like to thank everyone who used the backshop the supplys and equipment for there help in keeping it clean too. That and the fact smiles, hand shakes along with all of the thank yous go a long ways towards making me want to up grade it further for those who us it for repair. This out of all the meets was more enjoyable due to those I was able to help in any way keeping there time here fun by keeping the equipment they brought running. Now I can rest and sleep in.

Great pics and video. Looks like everyone was having some serious fun. Wow, just looked at aerial imagery and it shows miles and miles of new track being added up north. Some appears to even be on National Forest land. What is the story behind those additions? Looks like fairly hilly terrain that way, is a line to the top of the Butte next?

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

Chris,

This is an impressive place.  The trackage is incredible. Is it true that live steam is not going to be allowed in the future???

funnelfan Wrote:
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> Great pics and video. Looks like everyone was
> having some serious fun. Wow, just looked at
> aerial imagery and it shows miles and miles of new
> track being added up north. Some appears to even
> be on National Forest land. What is the story
> behind those additions? Looks like fairly hilly
> terrain that way, is a line to the top of the
> Butte next?

To the best of my knowledge, all the track is on property owned by Train Mountain. However, some of that land is under the jurisdiction of different government agencies, and the forest service is one of those. 

RFandPFan Wrote:
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> Is it true that live steam is not
> going to be allowed in the future???

Not quite. Steam will still be allowed, but the type of fuel used will be limited to propane only. Those burning wood, oil, or coal will need to convert (even temporarily) to propane for operation at Train Mountain. It is not a popular decision, but one the TM board of directors believes is necessary. 

Chris



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/28/15 18:27 by Digger.

All of the track is on private land either owned by Train Moutain or Fred Vertel. The only new track up north is the return track to Aspin Grove loop. There has been new replacement track south of the highway installed this year too. The Vertel property is just north of the highway and extends to just short of the main road crossing several hundred yards north. The land use is governed in places by wildlife overlays and forest use laws like the elk range but is still owend by Train Mountain.
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> funnelfan Wrote:
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> > Great pics and video. Looks like everyone was
> > having some serious fun. Wow, just looked at
> > aerial imagery and it shows miles and miles of
> new
> > track being added up north. Some appears to
> even
> > be on National Forest land. What is the story
> > behind those additions? Looks like fairly hilly
> > terrain that way, is a line to the top of the
> > Butte next?
>
> To the best of my knowledge, all the track is on
> property owned by Train Mountain. However, some of
> that land is under the jurisdiction of different
> government agencies, and the forest service is one
> of those. 

No track will be going up there it would take millions to do it the pictures do not show how rough the sides are. To really figure out the lay of the land one has to see it in person. Even videos do not show the consant grade for hundreds of yards at 2 percent grade.
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> Great pics and video. Looks like everyone was
> having some serious fun. Wow, just looked at
> aerial imagery and it shows miles and miles of new
> track being added up north. Some appears to even
> be on National Forest land. What is the story
> behind those additions? Looks like fairly hilly
> terrain that way, is a line to the top of the
> Butte next?