I have a Blair Line kit - ATSF 6-Room Section House.
This is what I am thinking. I want to put it in the freight yard that is the home yard for my Sunset & North Eastern RR. I am thinking of it as a bunkhouse? Is this reasonable? If so, Should it have some signage on it to denote this - "Sunset Bunk House" (probably not but something descriptive) and the RR Logo? The structure will go on the railroad in the configuration shown with the side wall facing the front of the RR. Having some sineage on there would make it a bit more interesting.
Any thoughts please (as usual, being from the UK, I have no ideas about this).
David
Long Haired DavidA.K.A. David Penningtonmain man on the Sunset and North Eastern R.R.http://www.gmrblog.co.ukfrom the UK
Depends on what line or railroad that you are modeling. Typically crew changes are 200 miles apart. (In the past it was 100 miles) Usually large cities grew up around these places, so most crew changes layover in a hotel. Union contracts probably require it. There may be a place in the middle of nowhere that might require something like this. I suspect that the railroad might build their own motel, but they would then lease it out to some company who would manage it for them. Why carry the liability if you can farm it out to someone else.
If you were modelling back in the 20s or 30s then yes. As for today, such a builting would be used for offices, perhaps a maintenance department office, somethinglike that.
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60s somewhere between Hartford and Boston. So, I will have to use it for its original use of housing a foreman. I have a space in the feight yard just down from the freight house that is perfect for it. I will have to think on.
The space is here:
Whjat I might do is change it into a Diner and put a passenger walkway across from the station platform. That could work.
SBXWhjat I might do is change it into a Diner and put a passenger walkway across from the station platform. That could work. David
David,Here's a thought..A RR YMCA.These was found at crew change points and usually near the yard throat or roundhouse.
Larry
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Well, obviously you need it in your yard area and the other ideas are good for that. However, coming from Maryland it looks like a few of the crab house restaurants I used to frequent there.
oldline1
I saw a building like this on the way up to Moffet tunnel. It was on the east side maybe a mile away from the tunnel.
oldline1coming from Maryland it looks like a few of the crab house restaurants I used to frequent there.
I am from Maryland too and when I first saw the post, it didn't look railroady to me. More of a beach restaurant between here and Georgia. That doesn't mean it's not prototypical for somewhere.
Henry
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