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Do you design your own RR, copy a plan, model an actual RR, or a hybrid
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by SpaceMouse</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by CARRfan</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by SpaceMouse</i> <br /><br /> <br />Seems to me that there was some industry on the south/east side of town. Is that all gone? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Hey Chip, <br /> <br />I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure there's nothing downtown that a train stops for except for the passenger station. Not positive, but pretty sure. <br /> <br />I just bought John Signor's book, "Southern Pacific's Coast Line" that describes the development of the railroad between LA and SF. Seems Santa Barbara was a much busier railroading area a few decades ago. Very interesting stuff. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Okay, I'm really goijng to be shakey with the name but I think the freeway exit was Cabrillo. If you head inland towards the base of the foothills, I think there was industry all through there. <br /> <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />It's all pretty much gone now. I don't believe there is a single siding other than the passing siding on the mainline. <br /> <br />Check out google earth if you get a chance. Even on there it looks like there are no sidings. <br /> <br />Several years ago I rode my bike near the tracks (roads follow most of the tracks), and I don't recall any sidings. <br /> <br />You can see remnants of the yard tracks between Milpas and Garden. Pretty cool - the remnants I've found match the info in the book I just got. <br /> <br />I am becoming a sucker for modeling after a prototype, I think. It's so surprisingly satisfying for me to research the prototype. <br /> <br />I've also learned a small branchline here in Ventura used to be the mainline! I've only ever seen one loco on the tracks. <br /> <br />Prototype modeling just may end up being my cup of tea...
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