Hey y'all/you'ins,
Been enjoying all the screenshots. Been pretty busy for a while and haven't really had time to post much. Here are a few screenshots of my on going work.
Swartz1 thanks for the picture tips, the bottom one uses your recommendations.
Railwoodman, great work on Altoona, gives me an idea for the 17th Street bridge, and I thought it looked a tad unrealistic trying to place the roundhouse by 17th St, but after seeing yours, I realize that I'm not too far off. I can only imagine the wheel squeal from the K4s heading into the turntable.
In reference to Post #2827, I have found the Sanborn Maps have helped some with industry placement. I also ran across a director the PRR published in 1925, it is like the phone book but for commodities, I am using it to build my traffic database. It is at
https://railsandtrails.com/PRR/ID1925/index.html
Finally have arrived at a true milestone on my route, back in July 2023 finished grading the line between Hollidaysburg, PA and Cumberland, MD. Still lots to do, hopefully in the near future I will be able to upload the route. I want to get some more track work done, and upload a base session so everyone can have something to work with.
Meeting of the old and new. D16sb awaits to depart with a eastbound local after M1b departs with an eastbound express.
"Passing of the Horses" (Spring 1923)
Pennsylvania Railroad classes F3 and H6sb head north just outside of Reynoldsdale, Pennsylvania. They are hauling coal originating from the mines around Cumberland, Md, heading for market in New York City via Greenwich Piers in Philadelphia. The local farmer is planning on replacing his horse in 1925 with a new gasoline powered tractor, and the Pennsylvania Railroad will strike the F3 moguls from the roster in 1925.