Louisiana Central Railroad Company Layout Construction

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For a change of pace, I thought I'd show the trackside components of the optical detection system I plan to use for the staging tracks.  This photo is taken at the entry to the three track hidden staging yard located beneath the (future) Spencer logging operation.  The tower in the foreground supports two infrared-LEDs that are used to illuminate the photo-transistors down between the ties, each located below an IR-LED .  The switch leads to the two Illinois Central staging tracks.  The track by the wall is one of the Louisiana Central staging tracks.
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