Sit back and enjoy a rail fan tour of my HO Tehachapi Loop by following a
BNSF auto rack through Caliente, Tunnel 5, Woodford, Tunnel 9, Walong,
Tunnel 10, Tehachapi, Monolith and Mojave. Experience operating signals,
operating crossing gates and the scenery of the California high desert.
Thanks to Dave Cundiff and Steve Decker for advice and help building this layout.
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Additional layout construction photos:
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Crossing gate construction photos:
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Signaling operation photos:
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Video:
Hardware: Nikon Z6
www.nikonusa.com/en/index.page
Desktop:
Hardware: ZaReason Limbo 9200a
zareason.com
Software: Linux Mint 19.2
linuxmint.com
OpenShot 2.4.4 Video Editor
www.openshot.org/
Layout:
Electronics:
DCC: Digitrax
www.digitrax.com/
IR sensors: Azatrax (crossing gates)
www.azatrax.com/
Computer: Arduino UNO (crossing gates)
www.arduino.org/
Arduino Shields: Adafruit (crossing gate - motor, proto)
www.adafruit.com/
Hardware:
Track: Code 83 mainline
Turnouts: Peco
www.peco-uk.com/
Turnout motors: Tortoise
www.circuitron.com/index_files/Tortoise.htm
Signals: Tomar
tomarindustries.com/signals.htm
Crossing gates: NJ International
www.njinternational.com/
Locomotives:
MTH
mthtrains.com/
Intermoutain
www.intermountain-railway.com/
ScaleTrains
www.scaletrains.com
Software: (Layout operating)
Display, signal, and turnout operation: JMRI
www.jmri.org/
Linux Mint 18.1 OS
www.linuxmint.com/
Or
Raspberry Pi 3
Raspbian
www.raspberrypi.org/
Miscellaneous: (figures, structures, vehicles ...)
Walters
www.walthers.com/
Model Train Stuff
www.modeltrainstuff.com/