Looking south at Urbandale
By: James McNab

Corner #3. Interstate 35/80 will cross this corner on a double highway overpass
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Beisser Lumber spur in Grimes. This customer will receive the most loads and switches.
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Looking south at the end of the line at Grimes. The covered hoppers are spotted on the Elevator Track at the future location of Geneser Feed and Grain.
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The control cart featuring CVP's EasyDCC with wireless throttles.
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Car and locomotive storage.
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General layout lighting is provided by 8 fluorescent light fixtures suspended 21 inches above track height.
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An overview of a single "domino" module, as popularized by David Barrow. The Grimes Line consists of 14 dominoes, all designed to make it up the basement stairs and out the door. The lower frame wil eventually support a deep front fascia.
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An overview of the dominoes that make up Grimes proper. The sections are bolted together and the backdrops are bolted to the back so the modules can break down into movable parts.
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My workbench. I need to spend some more time working on structures...
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The staging cart, currently under construction. An additional 4ft domino on movable casters so the rest of the basement is not intruded on.
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Even the wiring is sectional. The busses are 12 gauge stranded wire running to homemade terminal strips. Small 6 inch runs are connected with wing nuts to join together the dominoes. Wiring was speeded along with the use of 3M Suitcase Connectors to eliminate soldering under the layout.
By: James McNab