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QUOTE: Originally posted by howmus QUOTE: Originally posted by JPowell Howmus - Living out in Geneva, do you follow the FGLK RR at all? I live in Syracuse and see them on occassion out in Solvey switching Solvey Paperboard. JP I see quite a bit of them down on 5 & 20. Hard to stop and just watch on a major highway though. LOL I have pulled into the Finger Lakes Trail parking area in Canandaigua and some other places to watch them. Very friendly crews. They are doing very well building up RR business in the area and are expanding and improving quite a bit of the line. The LHS has decals and other items in their colors. An unofficial website about them: http://fglk.railfan.net/ and the "official" one: http://bnle.railfan.net/flmap-ct.htm
QUOTE: Originally posted by JPowell Howmus - Living out in Geneva, do you follow the FGLK RR at all? I live in Syracuse and see them on occassion out in Solvey switching Solvey Paperboard. JP
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
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Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/
Ray Breyer
Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943
QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse QUOTE: Originally posted by CARRfan QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse Seems to me that there was some industry on the south/east side of town. Is that all gone? Hey Chip, 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. 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. 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.
QUOTE: Originally posted by CARRfan QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse Seems to me that there was some industry on the south/east side of town. Is that all gone? Hey Chip, 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. 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.
QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse Seems to me that there was some industry on the south/east side of town. Is that all gone?
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse QUOTE: Originally posted by CARRfan I've been working on designing a fictional module-sized layout, which would be SP and UP based, somewhere in California. However, now I'm thinking very seriously about going with a specific prototype, Santa Barbara, CA, passenger and freight. The problem is selecting an era. I may also have to do some compromising in terms of era, or some fictionalizing. There's no freight action in Santa Barbara today. So I either have to go with an older era, or go modern and pretend there is still some freight action. Seems to me that there was some industry on the south/east side of town. Is that all gone?
QUOTE: Originally posted by CARRfan I've been working on designing a fictional module-sized layout, which would be SP and UP based, somewhere in California. However, now I'm thinking very seriously about going with a specific prototype, Santa Barbara, CA, passenger and freight. The problem is selecting an era. I may also have to do some compromising in terms of era, or some fictionalizing. There's no freight action in Santa Barbara today. So I either have to go with an older era, or go modern and pretend there is still some freight action.
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
Mark P.
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K1a - all the way
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!