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2002 Pictures |
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This is how the Finleyville and Abbey Brook railroad looked in it's first summer. It was a very long, hot and dry summer. We were very lucky that most of the new plants survived. The fish in the pond did reasonably well. We started with 6 goldfish and had 4 going into the winter. |
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Edge of the new pond is visible. The pond has added alot of enjoyment to the garden |
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Early picture with Shay. 040 Switcher was in the shop |
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This is the view from the backyard. The Dwarf Alberta Spruces had a tough winter here in Western Pennsylvania but all survived, except for one |
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Train passes the gazebo and enters tunnel. In 2003, the farm was moved to this area and the gazebo was moved back towards mountain. Ballast is 1/4" limestone dust. This has worked out great. I highly recommend it. |
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The pond and waterfall. The pond is a 100 gallon pre-form 18 inches deep. Surprisingly, all fish survived the winter with a solid sheet of ice for many months. This was a lot of fun to build. |
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This is a view of the entire garden. The stairs posed a problem with excesive dripping during rain. It would dig deep holes in the soil and track ballast. I had to move the farm buildings and lay alot of rocks here in 2003. I also added two bridges and a dry creek bed for drainage. Just like real railroads. |
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Good shot of the garden from the back of my yard. I built the wall out of blocks from the local home improvement store and filled with about 13 tons of dirt and limestone gravel. This settled over the winter of 2001-2002. |
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The pond and waterfall from above. The tunnel was made from a large discarded PVC pipe I got from my brother who works for the water company. He cut it in half and it made a great tunnel form. My brother David was a great help during the initial construction. |
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