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Gregg Laiben
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    Charlie, here’s the current track plan (staging is built and I just starting adding benchwork to the incline and Mosher today). Obviously, I have incorporated plenty of modeler’s license <g/>” title=”<g>” class=”bbcode_smiley” />, but I think I have captured the essence.  Would certainly appreciate your thoughts and input.</p>
<p>Since I model in Proto:48/O scale, the ferry will be 72″ long w/ 3 tracks and 6 car capacity each like the prototype.  An incline crew will work the boat from the Thomure boat yard and a 2nd yard crew will shuttle cars to/fro Middle Yard to make up the local from Ste Gen to Derby.  This allows me to cycle cars on and off layout at both the boat and Derby.</p>
<p>Plan to build the hull from 2″ Styrofoam, deck from Gatorboard and the superstructure from styrene.  Will fit it to a drawer glide so it can shift similar to a transfer table.  I cannot mimic the angles of the incline and apron in the short distance I have (22″ from “shore” to boat), nor the sharp angles that the prototype had with the apron.  My rolling stock and engines are fitted with Protocraft operating couplers – tested them today on inclined track and they work fine with a 0.75-1″ grade change in 22″.</p>
<p>…gregg</g></p>

		
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