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The Georgetown Branch: Gallery
These are pics that I've taken or gathered. Mainly a collection of layout progress and prototype shots, this page will hopefully continue to grow.

GB Prototype Photos
DATE POSTED	DATE, NAME & CONTENT
01/08/2003	03/20/2002: Georgetown Junction 3 stills from a video I shot up there in 2002. Shows a surviving not-in-service signal protecting the mainline.
01/22/2003	01/18/2003: First Annual Georgetown Branch Tour Some fans of the GB got together and walked some sections of the GB in Bethesda, MD.
06/26/2003	04/16/2003: Three Bridges on the GB over the C&O Canal A group of pics & maps of the bridges. Lots of closeups.
10/29/2003	10/18/2003: B&O RR Historical Society Sorting Session A few GB treasures I dug up.
02/05/2004	11/22/2003: B&O RR Historical Society Sorting Session A nice G-town photo from 1958.
03/08/2004 & 04/19/2004	1983-84: Matthew G. Vurek Photos along the Branch A few shots of the Met Local on its way to G-town & Bethesda proper.
09/28/2004	09/13/2004: GB Tour: From Little Falls Pkwy. to Georgetown Some photos I took along the right-of-way of surviving relics.
11/30/2004	10/16/2004: The Wm. Duvall Collection Photos of the GB by Chevy Chase native Wm. Duvall. These are gorgeous photos which he has allowed me to share. Enjoy!
12/29/2004	12/29/2004: Photos of E.L. "Tommy" Thompson A collection of photos from Tommy's albums found at the B&ORRHS Archives.
07/28/2005	07/22/2005: Georgetown from the Potomac Images from a boat trip up the Potomac of the Georgetown waterfront.
7/31/2006	6/27/2006: Photos from Jack Toomey collection A visitor to the site shares a couple views of the GB.

GB Model Railroad Progress Photos
DATE POSTED	DATE, NAME & CONTENT
01/07/2003	01/01/2003: Demolition: Day 1 Train room demolition begins on New Year's Day.
01/08/2003	01/05/2003: Demolition: Day 2 Train room demolition continues.
09/08/2003	09/06-07/2003: Electrical Work After a long hiatus I finally got around to installing the electrical circuits and more.
12/11/2003	12/02/2003: Painting/Sealing In the layout room.
12/23/2003	12/21/2003: Removing furring strips & sealing holes Ongoing work in the layout room.
01/06/2004	01/02/2004: Painting Once again, some painting. A year since I began work in the room!
01/06/2004	01/04/2004: The wood paneling goes up Day one of a two day project.
01/12/2004	01/11/2004: Finishing the wood paneling Finally, some walls.
01/20/2004	01/20/2004: Trim, Spackling, Insulation & Conduit Some more finishing work.
03/08/2004	02/29/2004: Drop Ceiling, Pt. 1 Episode one of the drop ceiling installation.
03/18/2004	03/14/2004: Drop Ceiling, Pt. 2 Continued installation of the drop ceiling, and the connection of one of the electrical circuits.
04/08/2004	04/03/2004: Drop Ceiling, Pt. 3 Episode three of the drop ceiling installation.
04/08/2004	04/04/2004: Drop Ceiling, Pt. 4 Episode 4! The saga continues.
04/12/2004	04/10/2004: Drop Ceiling, Pt. 5 The drop ceiling is almost done!
11/30/2004	11/27/2004: Fluorescent Lights installed Let there be lights!
04/04/2005	04/03/2005: Helix construction begins Cutting plywood and changing the designs completely.
1/11/2006	1/10/2006: Benchwork & Helix Base Finally got started on the benchwork and made some more progress with the Helix.
2/21/06	*2/21/2006: More benchwork pics! NOTE: check my main Gallery page for pics from now on.**