I was looking at some small railway ideas for a buddy of mine and I ran across the image above in image search. I thought it would make a fun switching layout idea - moving items from trains coming in to boats in the classic rail marine style, but with a little twist.
When I looked this image up, I found out that it was a track for a mule from the Panama Canal. They use them on the locks to take ships through. Looking at the whole of it, I'm not sure it would make sense as a layout, but the turntable was fun and it's interesting to see the little locos in action.
Just a little find. More fun rail action. :)
That would be a cool working diorama if you built it as a working locks with water and boats
ReplyDeleteI saw these back in 99 while transiting the canal. They go up and down some sharp inclines from one lock to the next. Very impressive.
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