A Joe Works HOn30 Shay pulls a string of ore cars from the processing mill back to the mining district. The train will climb approximately 17″ from the mine site. The elevation is possible on the rugged 3′ x 7′ section of the layout by utilizing a helix on each end of this part of the layout. The train will cross Dixie Creek pass through the lower mine junction, double back and cross Dixie Creek for the second time at a higher elevation.
Swinging around a rugged dome, the train will enter a tunnel, which conceals a 1.5 turn helix. Emerging from the helix, the train crosses the creek again and passes in front of the Dixie Creek Mine. The track leads into another tunnel, which hides the second helix, which is used to gain about 8″ of elevation before it emerges on the highest bridge over Dixie Creek. After crossing the bridge, the track passes through the upper mine junction, where it runs around the train in order to pull it the remaining way to the mines.
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Video shot by Al Sandrini.
