Movement in Minturn

From a bare deck to Minturn yard.  Compare the before and after pictures to see how much progress the track gang has made. 

Minturn yard and engine service area's are recreated semi faithfully, allowing for compression and some modelers license for better operations. Left to right are the Main, Siding, 3 yard tracks,  and then both engine areas are present.  Where the 3 'Tuns sit will be the engine service building. 

But let's back up a bit and enjoy some shots of the action I caught as a work train headed east through Minturn on its way to the present end of the line.  It looks like they are delivering a bulldozer to work on some main line grading east of the yard.

From this elevated view we catch the work train coming out of the yard heading towards the siding connection.  At left is the area where the Roundhouse was and the present day Wye is.  This is where I didn't follow the actual track arrangement faithfully.  The leftmost engine track should be two stub end  leads within the Wye, and the Wye should be curving off from either side of those engines towards the left of the picture.  Since the Wye was not going to be useful for me I saved the two switches for use elsewhere and made the engine track connect on both ends.

I got another shot of the work train leaving Minturn yard.  About where the homasote sections join is where Minturn Rd crosses the D&RGW tracks at grade. 

And if you're not familiar with Minturn, this is the area you'd be looking at.  Capture taken from Google Earth. 

A different view of the work train entering the siding as it exits Minturn yard.  

And rather quickly she meets the end of the line.  Lots of work to be done as spline roadbed will take over from here again.  That bulldozer is going to get a workout.