Index

1. "A tale of three Bridges - New Jersey"

2. "A rail journey pt. 2"

3. "N.E. Pennsylvania pt. 3"

4. "Minot, North Dakota GN-BN-BNSF pt. 4 Post 1

5. "Minot, North Dakota GN-BN-BNSF pt. 4 Post 2

6. "Great Northern's Class R's compared to SP MC-1

GM42, C507 Bridgewater c. 1993

Its been a while since I've posted here. Here's a shot taken last night of an Adelaide bound super freighter waiting for a cross with an opposing train.

I got around to putting up some artwork in the "train room" and wanted to share it with others in the community.

Klaus, Phil. 1987. The Newtown Square Branch. The High Line 7(2&4): 3-14 (reprint edition)

Penrose, Robert L. 1987. Reflections and observations of the Newtown Square Branch of the PRR. The High Line 7(2&4): 15 (reprint edition)

Klause, Phil. 1987. The Newtown Square Branch – Part II. The High Line 7 (2&4):17-35 (reprint edition)

Penrose, Robert L. 1987. Reflections and observations of the Newtown Square Branch of the PRR. The High Line 7(2&4): 36-37 (reprint edition)

I sketched the Darby Creek Low Grade Freight Line and its Fernwood Extension on Andy Hart's map of the Newtown Square and Cardington Branches.

The solution to my problem is the Pennsylvania Railroad’s proposed Darby Creek Low Grade Line and its proposed Fernwood Extension. My “prototype” could be a plausible “What if …?” version of the Philadelphia and Delaware County Railroad.

For nostalgic reasons alone, I wanted to model the Newtown Square and Cardington branches of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the transition period from 1945 to 1955. Notwithstanding the need to selectively compress for the space I have available, a true model of the branch would not satisfy the degree of social interaction I was looking for in a model railroad.

To All: Some railroads installed car capacity signs near some tracks to indicate to trainmen the number of 40 foot cars that particular track would hold. This would be an easy project to do on your pike. Photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.

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Layout update

I've been away a while but on my blog West Toronto Junction I've posted a layout update for February including information about  the addition of this new industry. 

I've also added a new locomotive, some puffball trees and a new rock face.