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Avondaleguy: This line that I am modeling was only about seven miles total. It was as John Olsen used to say, "a bite, kick and scratch" type of line. As I always say, this line was so poor that if a trip around the world cost 12 cents, the owner couldn't get out of sight. Everything was hand-me-down except for one loco which was obtained on a "deed of lease" from Corry to wit; a Class B Climax, twenty-five ton locomotive to be of 36" gauge. We can't even be sure of what happened to it. There is a story that while digging for foundations for an apartment complex near Spotslyvania, a construction crew found the remains of a locomotive. Now, from here the story diverges into two tales; one was that the locomotive was simply re-buried or two that someone came by with a truck, loaded the loco on it and disappeared. Who knows ??? There are very few artifacts left except the concrete foundations of buildings all of which were wood, some pieces of iron around where the blacksmith shop stood and a dim, ill-defined trace of where the track went. As opposed to main-line operations, this outfit didn't even bother to ballast the line, just used fill dirt. (Typical of these types of operations, get in, get the goods and get out). I have used much creative license on it even adding a trestle (I mean, what's a mining and logging line without a trestle?) I am also trying to re-create part of Dumfries as the line passed through the town and went out to an ore-loading tipple at Possum Point (where VEPCO is now). The ore was loaded on barges to be sent to the chemical companies. All buildings and I do mean ALL have to be scratchbuilt as there are no prototypes and no known drawings and 1 photo. I've been pretty busy building structures etc. and have just now gotten around to start scenery. I imagine that this will be about a 5 to 7 year project if I ever live to see it finished. But, it keeps me off the streets and out of the bars (Ha Ha). Talk at you later <br /> <br />JR <br /> <br />
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