Rooneth3808
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The official screenshot thread for my upcoming Ironton Railroad route is here. 
The route represents the real Ironton Railroad as it was in December 1940. The Ironton Railroad was an eastern PA shortline railroad initially constructed to haul iron ore, but soon prospered with the rise of the cement industry. In 1905, the 10 mile, rural Ironton Railroad hauled 35,000 carloads (for roughly 100 a day). As of 1940, the road was jointly owned by the nearby Reading Railroad and Lehigh Valley RR. The RDG supplied motive power and rolling stock while the LVRR took care of the physical plant.
I've been working on the route for a month now, and you may have seen pictures of the route posted on various threads on this forum before. Regardless, enjoy!

Two IRR steamers sit in the company's enginehouse. The old Thomas Iron Works (closed in the 1920's) as well as the four track Lehigh Valley RR mainline are to the left.

An earlier shot taken before AngelC completed the custom enginehouse. The bridge abutments were from a bridge that allowed the IRR tracks to access the mill. The bridge was removed shortly after the mill closed down.

The coaling facilities on the IRR. Coal cars were pushed up a trestle on the opposite side of the enginehouse, then coal was transported up a moveable conveyor into waiting locomotives. It was common for the IRR to fuel locomotives for both parent RR's (the Reading had their nearby C&F Branch).

The offices and HQ of the railroad (originally the Thomas Iron Works). Built in the mid 1800's, both buildings still stand today and are used as residential buildings. The large barn in the background was the barn used by the Iron Works for stabling its mules.

Finally, you can't have the Ironton Railroad without cement mills. This is Lehigh Portland Cement Mill "D" at Ormrod, PA. It was in operation from 1902 to 1958. Most the buildings still stand. The long steel trestle going across the screen was the narrow guage railroad that brought limestone from the nearby quarries into Mills "D" and "F" (which is just behind where this shot was taken).
Many more screenshots to show, but i will save the rest for another day.
Hope you all enjoyed seeing and reading about them!
~Roon

The route represents the real Ironton Railroad as it was in December 1940. The Ironton Railroad was an eastern PA shortline railroad initially constructed to haul iron ore, but soon prospered with the rise of the cement industry. In 1905, the 10 mile, rural Ironton Railroad hauled 35,000 carloads (for roughly 100 a day). As of 1940, the road was jointly owned by the nearby Reading Railroad and Lehigh Valley RR. The RDG supplied motive power and rolling stock while the LVRR took care of the physical plant.
I've been working on the route for a month now, and you may have seen pictures of the route posted on various threads on this forum before. Regardless, enjoy!

Two IRR steamers sit in the company's enginehouse. The old Thomas Iron Works (closed in the 1920's) as well as the four track Lehigh Valley RR mainline are to the left.

An earlier shot taken before AngelC completed the custom enginehouse. The bridge abutments were from a bridge that allowed the IRR tracks to access the mill. The bridge was removed shortly after the mill closed down.

The coaling facilities on the IRR. Coal cars were pushed up a trestle on the opposite side of the enginehouse, then coal was transported up a moveable conveyor into waiting locomotives. It was common for the IRR to fuel locomotives for both parent RR's (the Reading had their nearby C&F Branch).

The offices and HQ of the railroad (originally the Thomas Iron Works). Built in the mid 1800's, both buildings still stand today and are used as residential buildings. The large barn in the background was the barn used by the Iron Works for stabling its mules.

Finally, you can't have the Ironton Railroad without cement mills. This is Lehigh Portland Cement Mill "D" at Ormrod, PA. It was in operation from 1902 to 1958. Most the buildings still stand. The long steel trestle going across the screen was the narrow guage railroad that brought limestone from the nearby quarries into Mills "D" and "F" (which is just behind where this shot was taken).
Many more screenshots to show, but i will save the rest for another day.
Hope you all enjoyed seeing and reading about them!

~Roon