Point Jeyes Railyard, Gurtanrown Central, and the Waddesdon Branch.
I have three fictional routes. I will give a brief now and pictures later.
1. Point Jeyes Railroad-A massive Class I Railroad that operates like a class III shortline form the 1950s. It is owned by two billionaires who love steam. It uses all steam only owning one diesel, the California Western 56, a Baldwin RS-12 from 1955. It operates revenue steam freight and passenger service. The shops at Point Jeyes (taken from Point Reyes in N. California and the J from my name) can build steam engines to Baldwin, ALCo, or Porter design. The railway is triple gauge, Standard, 3ft, 30". Passenger service operates daily in wooden and steel clerestory roofed open and a few closed vestibule coaches from the 1870s-1920s. The line operates from the historic Point Jeyes Station along the ocean bluffs out into the forest and over the coastal mountain range on the mainline, another mainline division climbs up a hill and into town. It passes a large Royal Palace, and several old estates, with a driveway crossing for each. It comes to a siding and switch. The right fork heads into the heart of Point Jeyes, a quaint western historic town of all protected buildings. This track heads east to Vilanova, to the connection with the Union Pacific (former Southern Pacific) to the Union Station and Mediterranean style roundhouse. Back by the estates, the left fork heads past the school, made entirely of relocated historic buildings, churches, farmhouse, cottage, general store, etc. It continues to the sound, up a steep (2-3%) grade with a for only demonstration rack, for the railways ex-Nilgiri X Class 0-8-2. Eventually it goes to the upperclass town today known as Shay Sound, due to its shay from the once thriving lumber industry there on a pedestal by the sound, it has since been restored and operates a few foliage specials every year on the city's Terminal Railroad and the old lumber tracks. On the east side of town is the connection with Union Pacific.
Back on the coastal mainline, part way into the line, there is a branch, the Blue Creek Line that serves the lumber town of that name, a historic town in the Blue Creek Basin. The main line continues over the mountains, across a towering timber trestle that doubles over itself and through a tunnel. It then runs on a cliff above the ocean. Eventually it arrives at Gurton Bay, a mispelled version of Gurtan. Here it curves inland and climbs higher to Rickshaw Loop, so named because the train used to stop here, and you had to continue by Rickshaw. Then it winds down the valley several times crossing a high steel trestle, wood trestle, and steel truss. After passing through a tunnel, it runs level with the sea and eventually into Lake Kee. Partway along a loop has been built, now-a-days expresses, heavy ore and downgrade trains take the main while freights and upgrade trains can pull off through this loop and siding then back on to take the old track. At the bottom it comes alongside Lake Kee, a quaint depot is here with a wye, small roundhouse and turntable, and passing sidings. At the end of the yard is a gate, the end of steam's domain, and the door to the modern world, and the interchange with the Class II Gurtantown Central. Point Jeyes Rail Yard today owns the Moscow, Camden, & San Augustine which operates the Panama Mogul, 201, old #6 and the wooden combine. PJRy for short also owns the V&T which they operate between Reno and Carson City with the V&T 27, V&T Reno (in 1907-1993 Oil Burner with Capped Chimney Condition) and the V&T 12 Genoa in 1902 as preserved condition. The goal of the owners is a steam line on every inhabited continent, as well as the 5 or so operations in America.
More on the Gurtantown Central and the English Branchline, pictures will come.
Saturnr
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