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[Rooneth3808]

Awesome atmosphere in your shots, Rooneth! I would love to see a little bit more of that NG line (I think the man on the bridge has the better overview...).

Not much more of it to show. It only ran a few hundred feet, from silos at a central collection point to the dumpers at two nearby mills. At the time i'm modeling the route, one of the mills had closed down, and i haven't found evidence yet that the narrow gauge line continued in use after that. Aerial photos taken soon after show that long bridge taken out.

Here is a picture of the mill that was closed by 1941. (and obviously i just started working on it).


People should be able to figure out what it was, and with a little knowledge or investigation figure out what railroad i'm modeling.

 

[John514]

I like the trackwork but there is a switch stand ON the track there....!

 

[817TAYLOR]

it's okay. The hump at the bottom of the switch goes up and over the rail head and it's used as a buffer.
:hehe:

 

[BobCass]

Returning..

:wave:

 

[Rooneth3808]

I like the trackwork but there is a switch stand ON the track there....!

Please refer to my statement in the post:

Here is a picture of the mill that was closed by 1941. (and obviously i just started working on it).

Here is Mill F about 99% completed.









One down, only 7 to go!

~Roon

 

[felix_g]

[...] People should be able to figure out what it was, and with a little knowledge or investigation figure out what railroad i'm modeling.

Thanks Stevo!


The iron works in the background which created the need for the railroad may be shut down, but this little railroad is as busy as ever in the winter of 1941.

I would say the RR in question must be the Ironton RR, the quoted picture showing the Hokendauqua yard with the LV tracks to the left and Thomas Iron Works in the background.

Felix

 

[817TAYLOR]

I think it's time I get back into my route...

 

[pdkoester]

I think it's time I get back into my route...

i thought you had a dedicated thread showing it? is it there, still?

 

[Tigertrain88]

 

[Rooneth3808]

I would say the RR in question must be the Ironton RR, the quoted picture showing the Hokendauqua yard with the LV tracks to the left and Thomas Iron Works in the background.

Felix

You're right! And you seem to know bits about the area and the railroad ....and you live in Switzerland?! Impressive to say the least.
For those that don't know, the Ironton Railroad was not even 10 miles in length, but reportedly had one of the highest concentrations of traffic per mile of any rural railroad. Expect to see a thread detailing my Trainz recreation soon.

~Roon

 

[JackieG]

Sweet shots Roon and Justin! Some from my Bath NY route

 

[flyinsolo]

Expect to see a thread detailing my Trainz recreation soon.

~Roon

Looking forward to that thread! I have to ask, how is the JBTM coming along?

 

[Rooneth3808]

Looking forward to that thread! I have to ask, how is the JBTM coming along?

It's gathering weeds. I WILL finish it. It's sitting at like 98% complete. I just lack the right Disney inspired motivation (was standing in line for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad when i thought up the route). At least i'm going back to Disney the first week of February.

Sometime after Christmas, after the Ironton route is released.

~Roon

 

[flyinsolo]

It's gathering weeds. I WILL finish it. It's sitting at like 98% complete. I just lack the right Disney inspired motivation (was standing in line for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad when i thought up the route). At least i'm going back to Disney the first week of February.

Sometime after Christmas, after the Ironton route is released.

~Roon

Can't complain about that, both routes are just stunning! For some reason though the The J&BTM has really stuck with me.

 

[felix_g]

You're right! And you seem to know bits about the area and the railroad ....and you live in Switzerland?! Impressive to say the least.
For those that don't know, the Ironton Railroad was not even 10 miles in length, but reportedly had one of the highest concentrations of traffic per mile of any rural railroad. Expect to see a thread detailing my Trainz recreation soon.

~Roon

Don't know really that much about the area.
But due to a hard drive failure last Friday I wasn't able to work on anything Trainz but had to spend the weekend rescueing data and transferring it from one drive to another (no worries... luckily I managed to rescue everything, and the important stuff had been backed up quite recently anyway). So instead of just watching terabytes moving from drive to drive I was spending time on a little bit of research.

Didn't take me that long... the Allentown RR showed me the way to the C&F RR, Thomas Iron Co. and finally to the Ironton. An 1876 map of Hokendauqua and the Thomas Iron Works (http://himedo.net/TheHopkinThomasPr...ces/CatasauquaIndustries/ThomasIronBlowup.jpg) confirmed my suspicion.

Very interesting shortline, exactly the thing I like to see in Trainz...

 

[behemoth14]

Can someone tell me whose tractors and trailers these are? I vaguely remember that they're on the DLS but I can't remember what they're called.

 

[Chadd04]

There by arraial on the DLS, just type his name in the author box, then US or USA in the search box to bring up all his american items.

 

[steve_juliano]

Here are a couple from my NS Lake Div. route this is the W&LE Connection to the Columbus Div. Main on the Left is the old Armstrong air conditioning plan and the right is the old GE lamp plant.


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[JackieG]

 

[trainboi1]