WESTPORT TERMINAL RR

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Jun 2010

Layout History - What's New ?

Pictures are linked to a larger view, click on them.

Apr 2011

The tunnel module, Rock Tunnel and Mud Tunnel was finished.

Silver Valley RR in operation!

Oct 2010

Silver Creek was one part of the layout in Zuidbroek, together with Fiddletown and Salina.

Jan 2010

Fiddletown, a narrow gauge fiddle yard
... and a flagman, for standard and narrow gauge

Oct 2009

Silver Creek, a module with H0n3 tracks, is ready for operation.

April 2009

Second GE 25 built, the Grant Line kit.

Feb 2009

GE 25-ton is finished:

October 2008

First test run from the new GE 25-ton

June 2008

Structures for Diamond Valley

Feb 2008

Scrap gondolas for Diamond Valley

Dec 2007

The first turnouts for Diamond Valley, Central Valley turnouts.

Sep 2007

I've started another site, Making of Diamond Valley

July 2007

Westport Terminal RR is owner of 100 shares fo the Capital Stock of the Northfield & Wichita Railway Company!

April 2007

Building a Signal bridge

March 2007

Westport Terminal RR's Track Cleaning Transfer Caboose

Feb 2007

Another Op session and video site created.

July 2006

Start building Westport new!

June 2006

Third Street Industrial District site started.

May 2006

First FBL engine, Kato with ESU sound. How to - pictures

March 2006

Operating gates

This idea was published in MR May 2006 project illustrated

Feb 2006

I've started my How to - weathering

with chalks and felt tip pens

Feb 2006

I've got my LifeLike Alco RS 27. Pictures at my RailImages album.

Feb 2006

Another Trestle build, at a FREMO module.

Nov 27, 2005

Westport Terminal RR became member #110 of the NARA, North American Rail Alliance.

Nov 2005

Pizza Layout, just for fun and running trains.

Sep 21, 2005

Trestle between Third Street District and Plywood District.

Aug 21, 2005

Engine type ELNA 6 nearly finished.

July 16, 2005

Four WebVideos are available at home.

June 2, 2005

The last turnout for the next years is installed, with manual control. All track at Plywood District is laid.

May 21, 2005

Finally, I've managed a new project: Art & model railroad.

You see "OPEN-AIR MUSEUM" with project "Three little engines".

Feb 19, 2005

I've sold the Pulpwood loading module, given away the curve and placed the 3'bridge and oilpump module under the layout. It was time to rebuild this part of the Plywood District.

Dec 29, 2004

Movable gates for KWIK-E-MART

Dec 12, 2004

Movable switch stands, the first one:

Nov 13, 2004

New page added: Plywood District

Nov 7, 2004

A new industry was built, following MR 3/92, Hansen storage. Pictures at Layout pictures 4

Oct 30, 2004

coupler tested and built for H0fine.

Oct 9, 2004

My track vacuum cleaner car, WT X-108, made by the German company Lux and sold by MRS and Reynauld's has got a decoder. Now I can run this car in every train and let work the car when needed. You can buy this car with decoder but I had a decoder left over from installing sound into my engines.
I've rebuild my car for the Westport Terminal RR. I removed the bumpers and the German style car got grab irons,stir up ladders and and a new paint shop. I've added some lead. So I can change the direction at street trackage, the brushes won't lift the car easily.

Oct 2, 2004

Westport Terminal RR is proud to have achieved the Smokin' Award.

Sep 29, 2004

www.westportterminal.de has achieved the City Station Award Gold

Sep 25, 2004

Westport Terminal RR got a new switcher, an old RS-1 from SOO.

Sep 20, 2004

New picture with pigeons added

Sep 5, 2004

Operation with car cards & waybills: the way of hopper BN 25384

Aug 30, 2004

New page added: FREMO meeting in Heinsberg

Aug 15, 2004

Atlas GP 40, engine CB&Q 173 weathered and with ESU sound decoder equipped.

Aug 14, 2004

www.westportterminal.de has achieved the City Station Award Silver

Aug 8, 2004

First pages, interchange cars and car exchange with pop up windows

Aug 3, 2004

25000 visitors at my new site, since Apr 2001

Jun 27, 2004

www.westportterminal.de has achieved the City Station Award Bronze

May 8, 2004

www.westportterminal.de has achieved the City Station Award Great Site

Feb 2004

GE 44-ton from Keystone, WT 4, called "Henry" equipped with light and sound!

Mar 2003

First train from staging to staging via Westport and door bridge.

Nov 2002

First engine, 0-8-0, with sound.

Autumn 2002

loop style layout, start building of Harbor District

Apr 2001

New domain for Westport Terminal RR homepage, without advertising

Feb 2001

Westport resoldered for DCC, new panel, "Bols & Nuts" removed for longer yard trackage

Jan 2001

Shay got an decoder, with light and smoke!

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Dec 2000

First sound decoder, DSX decoder from sountraxx for RDC WT 11

Jul 2000

WT goes DCC, white LED's for lights

May 2000

Intellibox from Uhlenbrock and Lenz Booster purchased

Mar 2000

The first 10 FRED throttles are soldered! DCC is coming.

Feb 2000

oil pump is working; RDC's painted; apron for the barge built

May 1999

engines WT 4, 16, 128, 256, 512 and Shay #2 and 8 WT boxcars in operation

Feb 1999

First Westport Terminal RR homepage

Aug 1998

A new layout: Westport Terminal RR

Apr 1998

Caboose WT 78 finished; boxcars WT 137 and WT 144 in operation

Feb 1997

Westport in operation, without turntable and barge

1993

Naumburg is finished! Start with 3^rd Street Industrial District.

1988

New layout, with staging (front), Baunatal (below), Balhorn (on top) and Naumburg: Hennen - Naumburg layout. Hennen will be above staging.

1987

Naumburg goes in service! This was the FREMO-meeting in Bebra, anno 1988. All trackwork was done.

1985

Catenary was built.

Autumn 1981

10 000 000^th ballast stone was laid. Just next to the sign!

1980

A decision was made: H0 scale! Passenger cars from ADE were very important and a big incentive.

1975

Again, a first train set. N scale ! It's so cute.1m x 1,65m

1961

We abandoned the DDR and left all behind us, including the railroad.

about 1955

the 1m x 2m 0 scale layout was replaced by gauge H0

1949

the first train set, Fleischmann gauge 0.

Picture about 1953.

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