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aRKANSAS rIVER cOMPLEX
Upon completion of the three downtown Tulsa 8'ers we will proceed with our next project which will extend the diorama to depict how the tracks curve around the west side of downtown Tulsa, cross the Arkansas River (right beside the Route 66 11th Street bridge), pass in front of the Mid-Continent Oil Refinery and on into West Tulsa. Four modules will make a sweeping 8' corner. Additionally, we will tee off the 8’ corner with a 4’ module having a 45° tip on the end, and an 8’ module depicting the Sand Springs Industrial area. Industries on these two modules will include National Tank Company, Gaso Pumps, and other industries that were part of what made Tulsa the “Oil Capitol of the World.” This will allow the corner module to function as a junction module. It will also be prototypical, representing the Sand Springs Railroad that did (and still does) veer off at this location. The two Sand Springs modules will function as a spine to link to the next loop in a multi-loop layout. When complete, our historically accurate depiction of Downtown Tulsa will contain 9 modules and be nearly 64' long.
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