18.09.06 at 12:50 hrs

Weekly Report No 307, CW 37

First, here's the reason for this late report: At such a nice weather, the editor had to take off for the last days of his annual vacation! ;-)

During my absence the other guys continued building the new alpas section. Last week, the first "small" helix which will be covered by mountains later on, was built. Same goes for the subroadbed to Porta Alpina.

Six weeks ago, a couple of workshops and offices for technical developments were located here. Now this area is prepped for the Engadin.

Now this area is prepped for the Engadin. In this area, the Rhätische Bahn stands in for the prototype, including double-gauge (3-rail) track and turnouts. As for scenery, we'll include a huge concrete plant, plus a water reservoir with a flooded village.

In the last report (pic. 5), ...

...you could admire an item that now is integrated in the American - section.

We now have a brandnew and larger Area 51.

Here we have an example from the category "spectacular train accidents".

Pictures 8 and 9 show how fast a small track cleaning car can stop all traffic in Knuffingen main station.

In pictures 10 and 11 the "crocodile" had a hefty bite of catenary and also moved it a couple of inches.

Consequences were that the traffic stopped completely in this area, too.

Topic "What could this be?": Now you can see how the detailling starts.