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The stockyard was indeed built by Ernie Horr. I added the cattle pens and ramps for Chuck Porter. I also have a coaling tower built by Ernie as well. Brought from Chuck Porter for $5. My wife laughed,

Today’s progress on the tender includes the drop-down step on the rear of the tender frame on each side. The electrical conduit running down the side of the tender to the rear light. The four

Thank you, Shane.? ?The check is in the mail. Andrew Parker

Steve,? Is there a possibility that the original builder might have been Ernie Horr?? A couple of guys teased him, but at his age he had heard it all.? Dick Karnes would verify this but I think he

Wow, Steve -- we would never have known that that diorama had been a basket case.? Looks great!? But now you'll have to acquire another 40-50 head of cattle. Gaylord Gill Highland, MI

Hi Steve: I believe the builder of the Riverton stockyard (which looks great!) was an S scale modeler named *Ernie Horr*. Ernie was from the Pacific northwest, an early editor of the NASG Dispatch .

That’s pretty sweet. Gives me ideas for my upcoming layout. I already decided there will be a stock pen in one of the pastures but these photos give me lots of ideas for the stock yard where the

Adequate clearance over the staging yard tracks. Ben Trousdale

The helix has only one track! The 5 tracks below are one the two staging yards. ?Appropriately enough its name is the banjo yard! Ben Trousdale

Great idea using helix for staging!! That idea never crossed my mind! Your helix had so many tracks!!! I only have two Up and down My helix is 72” diameter Roger

The photos

These are some photos of the Riverton stockyard built originally by Ernie Homer (sp?). ?This was acquired by the Chuck Porter. ?It was basically a box of kindling when he got it and I rebuilt it for

Be Part Of The Next Layout Tour (So. Calif.) [Please do not hit “Reply”. Contact me directly.] Model Railroads of Southern California’s next layout tour will be Saturday, February 15. The tour

When I was responding to Brooks I realized, because the staging level is essentially a monster, multi-track siding to the mainline, the helix and the grade climb out of the other staging yard are

The CMP cars in both O and S scales (the S scale was really just the O scale version resized) were in the adequately-detailed category—just good enough to operate with better-detailed locomotives

HI Ben, I was admiring your staging when it stuck me!! I can now fix the hole in the wall where I have been banging my head against it for several years. Every now and then I get to thinking I need

Gents..... Here is a never-run switcher available for your busy yard.? Probably has a DCC decoder, but I honestly do not remember for sure.? Let me know if that is important and I will take it apart

Yes Bob, my congratulations also for that remarkable photograph. The O. Winston Link museum in Roanoke VA is well worth the visit. I stopped there a dozen years ago on my way back from the Chattanooga

Thanks Joe, glad you liked the setup. I seek inspiration in seeing the prototype in action and then how I might replicate some of that in miniature. BTW, we need you to join us for our next show this

.Thanks Jace for recalling the Crown reefer.? I thought it a reasonable choice for those on the scale side of the tracks and the hi-side too!? Crown did offer a MILW version of the car that I would