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(Continued from ^age 1) freedom and independence, and attracted people who had these qualities,” Steve said. “It produced an era that no other country has had. This should be preserved and cherished.”
Steve has just begun to create the elaborate backdrop he envisioned, complete with an epoxy waterfall behind a trestle bridge already in place. So far, he has let neighborhood children assemble the cardboard general stores, post offices, saloons and train stations that wrap around 300 feet of track.
Steve has painted most of the toy soldiers and Indians that decorate the set and, through their little actions, tell the historic dramas. Most of the figurines are made in Italy. Steve buys the props and much of his “rolling stock” (the trains) from Mike’s Hobby Shop in Front Royal.
Steve clearly relishes the electrical challenge of getting his trains to move. Resistors dramatically drop the voltage entering the system, while rectifiers change tRecurrent from alternating to direct. This permits “polarization” of the tracks; one rail must have a positive current and the other negative to get the trains moving.
To reverse a train’s direction, or pull it into a siding, just reverse the track’s polarities. Each track is also divided into several “blocks,” allowing more trains per track and autonomous movement within each block. The flashing red and green lights indicate the polarities of each block — as in real railroads.
Eventually, Steve plans to have two levels of track, with four trains running simultaneously. The lower layer will accommodate the modem, 20th century trains that Steve loves
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way under what she said she considered to' be a special easement. Mrs. Magrab said the site on which Mr. Remington proposes to build is a “straight shot” from her house. She is concerned that her house’s privacy and rural setting — “for which I paid a premium” — will be compromised.
The BZA agreed to take a site visit to the right of way before its next meeting January 22 to investigate the safety issue of increased
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