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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by cuyama</i> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Sounds like pages 134 and 135 of John Signor's <i>Southern Pacific Coast Line </i>book (Signature Press, 1994). And of course, for later eras much of this industry was gone or had moved to trucks, but that's a nice thing about modeler's license. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Byron, you've got it, that's exactly what book I'm looking at! <br /> <br />Yes, I'm working on a plan to include the passenger station (cool scratchbuilding project, and I think it will fit ), a 4 or 5 track yard, and a few industries. <br /> <br />State Street will separate the passenger station from the "industrial" section. <br /> <br />That is an interesting concept you threw out there - to have the yard tracks go right in front of the station also. Hmmmmmm. I'd get a lot more yard that way! <br /> <br />The setting will be 1955 or so, and "changeable" to 1998, I think. <br /> <br />I'm still debating, but I think I'd like to pull off a layout that can transform from the steam era to a pretty modern era by swapping out a few buildings, and using my "modelers license" to make up some modern day industries , or possibly a combination of modern industries and abandoned buildings on the same tracks - could have the tracks be very small rail, mostly buried in dirt. <br /> <br />The current size I have in mind is 2.5ft x 12ft. <br /> <br />I'll post a picture of the concept before long. <br /> <br />Byron, do you have any idea where I could get dimensions of the Passenger Station? (Worst case scenario, I'll pace around the building to get some approximate dimensions myself). <br /> <br />Thank for the tips!!! <br /> <br />P.S. - I have your Alameda Belt Line article scanned into my computer. I slice out my favorite articles and toss the rest of the magazine to avoid clutter build up. I'm going to study it up just for ideas. I really dig these small layout articles!!!
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