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28 Marine Avenue

28 Marine Avenue

It looks like the real thing It looks like the real thing--Beyond the three-track mainline ... in the foreground and the WYE section out of which a freight is moving, there's that entirely new ... section that club members are so proud of. This section has three new sidings in front of the main station--the nearest to the station being the Railway Express track, the center track for the coal yard, which has a coal trestle, and the lower track for the lumber yard. In the background, the uncompleted city and the distant hills and countryside."

All done by hand Man wearing cap working on model railroad. Caption: "All done by hand--...George Schmidt of 530 74th St., a Wall St. clerk, installs new switch work on the new engine track. ...The odd-shaped building at Schmidt's right hand is the railroad's 'feed bag' -- a coal tipple used for loading locomotive tenders with coal. At left, the round house where locomotives are stored and repaired. Tracks lead up to its door from the newly installed but still trackless turntable. Behind the roundhouse is a portion of a hillside town."

Controlling the flow of traffic Caption: "Controlling the flow of traffic--The Bay Ridge Model Railroad \[Club] has a signal system based on that used by the New York Central Railroad. ... Robert O. Kretzschmar of 8300 4th Ave., ... operates the signal system, premitting a freight to move safely through the switches. A diesel engine heads out of the tunnel and, at right, a passenger train rounds the bend, approaching a signal bridge on the mainline."

At the cab control Caption: "At the cab control--Operation of a train over the entire system is at the discretion of the man at the 'cab.' Here, Albert Solomon, left, of 131 Kensington St., an engineering student at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and Robert Anderson of 605 88th St., are shown in full control of East and Westbound trains on the mainline. ... Approximately 2,000 persons, including the model railroad 'bugs' from surrounding States, are expected to visit show before it closes on Nov. 2."

He's learning fast Young man working on model railroad. Caption: "He's learning fast--Vincent DiCarlo, 18, who happens to live in the apartment house where the model railroad is built ... shown adjusting the turntable in front of the roundhouse."

The 'Iron Horse' in miniature Caption: "The 'Iron Horse' in miniature--Two trains, an M-U train and an old-time passenger train with 10-wheeler steam locomotive, are halted on either side of the new suburban station of the Bay Ridge Model Railroad Club's layout. The club opens its annual exhibition this Friday at 28 Marine Ave."