Mister No's Pics & Vids

You know the feeling when you really want something and when you got it - it's just perfect as you know it would be? It doesn't have to be anything revolutionary big, in fact in this case it's rather small addition to my layout. But I always knew it would look great if I could get it. And it really does. I'm talking about this 1998 J-06 double track tunnel. First, it's practical: I needed something to separate the level zero rails (my big Enoshima Island curve) from level 1 (my Fujisawa loop with the tourist information building) so that trains on level zero curve wouldn't touch the piers of the elevated loop. And this double track tunnel (gallery?) looks exquisite. It's built for possible use with a curved rail on top of it, but I don't need that... so I put my little people up there and they can enjoy the view on Enoshima Island with the surfing girl and the monk!

IMHO it would be better if they made it with the (gray) rails already installed in it, like the straight underground track R-25 (it resembles this track from one side!) but this is also good. In fact I plan to add some R-25s to the nearby track that goes under the loop, because it would look great with this tunnel. It's actually the one and only double track plarail tunnel, as far as I know. There are many different straight or curved tunnels for single track, but only this one for double track. It was issued as single item and I saw it somewhere in a set. Almost all of my lines are double track lines and I could use a tunnel like that in several different locations, but I'm soooo happy to obtain this one at least! And - drrrrrrrrrrrrrums! - here it is: