Prototype information
U P BRANCH
Does anybody here know anything about the UP branch that runs south from DeKalb Illinois? I know that it runs to LaSalle to service a quarry but that's about all. What else do it serve? Where do trains originate (I'm presuming Proviso). It doesn't seem worth modelling if it only serves one industry.
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Maple Leaf Consist
With Rapido coming out with the U-4-b in 2022 I got the itch to model Grand Trunk Western's Maple Leaf. I am having trouble finding information on what the consist would be for this train in the early 1950's. Does anybody have this information available of where I could find it? Thanks in advance
How does a prototype railroad manage equipment?
I was reading another post on software for controlling a model railroad that reminded me of a questions I had when I wrote the software I used to control my previous model railroad.
I don't want to limit the subject to a particular type of equipment but boxcars are a good general starting point.
The era does matter but this question isn't era specific and differences in procedures over time are always of interest.
Surfline Concept Layout & Questions (Freight Ops & planning)
Hi all,
Long post warning. Having read several books / topics / pages on the topic i am a bit stuck so your help will be much appreciated (as always). Trying to do plausible things in a mix of Prototype with some freelance, possibly along the lines of Joe (Fugate) where he did mention Prototype with capital P and freelance with small f (if i understood the concept correctly).
Ferwood & Gulf RR "Heritage" Herald
To All: The Fernwood & Gulf RR (later Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf) was a line mergered into the Illinois Central RR. Today all it's trackage is abandoned. I intend to apply the herald to a freight car. Herald art work and photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.
Building a Roster - What's Rare?
Perhaps a bit of a different perspective on building a roster, with a couple of carnival/circus trains thrown in.
http://blog.newbritainstation.com/2017/03/building-roster-what-is-rare.html
Randy
Trenton Subdivision -Grain Elevator and Co-op
One of the "Must Haves" on my layout has been a co-op and grain elevator. I am fortunate that there is one located near to my home and I have been able to study the track arrangement and operations at the co-op. The blog discusses how I have incorporated the features of the prototype into my layout.
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