P&R Shamokin Division Route

[c.fetterolf]

A view from the Pennsy's track into Shenandoah looking down onto the Reading. Off to the left is the Shenandoah City Colliery. The Lehigh Valley snakes through Shenandoah at street level. The switchback to the Reading's freight station can be seen in the top center on the bridge.

Shifting cars at the West Shenandoah Colliery. The Lehigh Valley tracks are on the top of the fill. How does the kit bashed underpass look?

The unfinished town of William Penn. The William Penn colliery can be seen sticking up over the top of the culm bank with a Lehigh Valley branch line running to it on the bank.

This breaker is Lost Creek colliery viewed from the Reading's track. This really gives the effect of what it was like in this area.

 

[JCitron]

That's looking great.

The underpass is really well done. There are some on the DLS. I think Ben Dorsey or maybe it was Frogpipe that made some. I can't remember. Those are those concrete kind which I'm not sure if you want.

John

 

[c.fetterolf]

Running through William Penn

Looking down the tracks in William Penn

The Reading Station in Shenandoah. The trolley bridge over the Lehigh Valley is visible on the upper right.


I have been busy learning blender so I can build my own buildings so i haven't worked on this in a while. I'll soon be starting on Shenandoah. I have finished up to with in a half mile of Shenandoah.

 

[xzavian08]

This is awesome!!! ive been looking for this as im from the area. I think people in the area should refer to how we live on top of the largest continuing vein of anthracite more often haha. There r quite a few buildings made from the Tamaqua area...A few more from Port Carbon also. I woulnt mind mondernizing it a bit and adding Jim Thorpe area for the passenger excursions and also further north as moder day railroading up that way is big buisness these days and some of ur route already is close to that area. I just never had the patience to make it. So cool and nicely done.

 

[817TAYLOR]

I like what I see.

 

[c.fetterolf]

Thanks! I have been working on the track of the route mostly lately and slowly adding scenery. I was using the trees in the previous pictures but i have upgraded to TANE so I lost those and I'm not sure if they work or not. To keep the game running smoothly I plan on using spline forest for distant forest. The route is currently from Locust Summit to Tamaqua on the Shamokin Division, the Wabash branch and Schuylkill Valley Branch go from Tamaqua to the start of the Main at Pottsville Junction, and the Catawissa Branch from East Mahanoy Junction up to Lofty.

Bear Run Junction, before the wye, the Pennsy's Bear Run Branch is on the bridge. Looking into the Saint Nicholas Yards

Haucks. The CNJ is off to the right, it interchanged with the Reading and ran on rights up to Silverbrook Junction. The double track in the center heads east to East Mahanoy Junction, and west to Lofty. The tracks to the left are the Tamanend Branch.

A view looking toward Ashland and Big Mine Run. The Shamokin Division Main heads to the left while the Upper Route climbs to the right above Ashland

An empty coal train climbs into Ashland. Aproaching the current Rt. 61 crossing. The abandoned Bancroft (Pioneer) Colliery sidings is in the background.

An empty local heads west by the Girard Colliery, heading for Girardville

A view of the Bast Colliery in Big Mine Run. The old Big Mine Run Plane is in the background.