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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   • HO Tehachapi Loop Rail Fan Tour 1  

Additional layout construction photos:
https://goo.gl/photos/8oAC4e8mcXXPnnrv8

Crossing gate construction photos:
https://goo.gl/photos/Jz1ovwhuDYc7TceS9

Signaling operation photos:
https://goo.gl/photos/PoUc831YaMKXMD4z9

Video:
Hardware: Nikon Z6
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/index.page
Desktop:
Hardware: ZaReason Limbo 9200a
https://zareason.com

Software: Linux Mint 19.2
https://linuxmint.com

OpenShot 2.4.4 Video Editor
http://www.openshot.org/
Layout:
Electronics:
DCC: Digitrax
http://www.digitrax.com/

IR sensors: Azatrax (crossing gates)
http://www.azatrax.com/

Computer: Arduino UNO (crossing gates)
http://www.arduino.org/

Arduino Shields: Adafruit (crossing gate - motor, proto)
https://www.adafruit.com/

Hardware:
Track: Code 83 mainline
Turnouts: Peco
http://www.peco-uk.com/

Turnout motors: Tortoise
http://www.circuitron.com/index_files...

Signals: Tomar
https://tomarindustries.com/signals.htm

Crossing gates: NJ International
http://www.njinternational.com/

Locomotives:
MTH
http://mthtrains.com/

Intermoutain
http://www.intermountain-railway.com/

ScaleTrains
https://www.scaletrains.com

Software: (Layout operating)
Display, signal, and turnout operation: JMRI
http://www.jmri.org/

Linux Mint 18.1 OS
https://www.linuxmint.com/

Or

Raspberry Pi 3
Raspbian
https://www.raspberrypi.org/

Miscellaneous: (figures, structures, vehicles ...)
Walters
https://www.walthers.com/

Model Train Stuff
https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/