My History, or Alexs' History? If your asking about me, do you mean my Wisconsin Central History, or the WIN History?
Well I'll give you guys a sneak peek, I finished the main work on ONE of my SDL39 trucks. Needs a lot more details, and alot of modelers puddy.
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WIN started in 1993 when the CNW started abandoning some of its secondary lines. The WIN's First line was from Wausau-Green Bay. After the WC bought some CNW trackaged up north, they started abandoning there secondary route. So the WIN bought the Line from Shawano-Argonne, Oneida-New London, Manawa-Neenah, and Green Bay-Milwaukee. WIN is planning to take over 4 or 5 CN yards in Chicago if the EJE sale goes though. The yard would be Schiller Park, Hawthorne, Eldson, and another one I can't place the name of.
My Wisconsin Central 4x8 will most likely be a MILW branch line crossing the CNW.
Yay history time...
Lamoille Valley took over Vermont Northern in 1978... It closed in 1995 after the lines only paper mill, and receiver of the majority of cars closed... My version inlcudes... The Paper company being bought by the Berlin Mills Company and is currently operating... Well thats the general idea... I model a fictitious branch line-The Miskatonic & Manuxet Division...In 1881 the Greensboro Dunwich & Arkham Railroad was formed to build south from Greensboro Bend Vermont, along the Miskatonic River to Arkham, 34 Miles South. The line was completed in 1883. In January 1887 the Innsmouth Miskatonic & Lake Champlain was formed to connect Innsmouth-a fairly busy port- with Arkham. The route was completed at the end of the year. The two roads merged in 1899 into the Arkham, Dunwich, & Innsmouth Railway. The company electrified in 1911, and wire stayed up until 1942 when they received 2 RS1's brand new from ALCo, and 2 S1's. The following year the railroad was absorbed into the St Johnsbury & Lamoille County. The St Johnsbury & Lamoille County operated under B&M control until 1968 when the line became a Pinsly Shortline. Pinsly tried to abandon the line in 1972, but the state of Vermont stepped in and took over. The line was first operated as the Vermont Northern until 1978 when the Lamoille Valley was formed to operate the railroad. Lamoille Valley has operated since then. Primary Traffic on the M&M Division includes reefers from the Fish Factory in Innsmouth Harbor Vt, and several industries along the line, many in Miskatonic Bay Vt... The power assigned to the branch is RS3m's 7803, and 7805, with 7801 running the excursions out Miskatonic.
Alex
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
I really can't find much about the BN..... When I search most of the results are for BNSF...
Although I found a documenary the railroad made in 1973:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzRIVVcV4rQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ub78vWY51M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye5ALfmwgqU&feature=related
All I can call off the top of my head is that on March 2nd, 1970, after four attempt and several years of trying, the CB&Q, NP, GN, and Sp&S merged (they already shared headquarters). In 1980, they bought the Frisco. And in 1996, they bought the Santa fe, but it turned into a merger.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Yes, I have a fictional history too!
My railroad currently has 1 locomotive, a GP9, undec, has no name, and currently operates nowhere in the world. It currently sits in storage, on a shelf high above the clouds, where nobody will find it until it's needed.
Railfan Alex wrote:Yes, I have a fictional history too!My railroad currently has 1 locomotive, a GP9, undec, has no name, and currently operates nowhere in the world. It currently sits in storage, on a shelf high above the clouds, where nobody will find it until it's needed.
Aren't you afraid gravity might start up again? Lets see If something accelerates at 10m/s... and its 20km up... That's 20,000 meters... 20,000meters=1/2(10)(time^2) 20,000=5x63.25^2, so it would take 63.25 seconds to fall to earth... 63.25=632.5meters/second, which is 2,277,000meters/hour, which is 1414.93MPH by the time it hits earth.
240,000 lb = 108.86kg
632.5x108.86=68,853.95
The Locomotive would exert a force of 68,853.95 Newtons upon hitting the earth...Lets try to not get hit by that eh?
Guilford Guy wrote: Railfan Alex wrote: Yes, I have a fictional history too!My railroad currently has 1 locomotive, a GP9, undec, has no name, and currently operates nowhere in the world. It currently sits in storage, on a shelf high above the clouds, where nobody will find it until it's needed.Aren't you afraid gravity might start up again? Lets see If something accelerates at 10m/s... and its 20km up... That's 20,000 meters... 20,000meters=1/2(10)(time^2) 20,000=5x63.25^2, so it would take 63.25 seconds to fall to earth... 63.25=632.5meters/second, which is 2,277,000meters/hour, which is 1414.93MPH by the time it hits earth. 240,000 lb = 108.86kg632.5x108.86=68,853.95The Locomotive would exert a force of 68,853.95 Newtons upon hitting the earth...Lets try to not get hit by that eh?
Railfan Alex wrote: Yes, I have a fictional history too!My railroad currently has 1 locomotive, a GP9, undec, has no name, and currently operates nowhere in the world. It currently sits in storage, on a shelf high above the clouds, where nobody will find it until it's needed.
OK, well, technically speaking, it's stored under the future layout, so, ummm...
Can you figure out a calculation for that?
1414.93MPH, did some one forget to calculate the Terminal Velocity this locomotive would get? It also seems you forgot to calculate the inertia of said locomotive, this thing won't be going 10m/s right away. I mean, it has to fall off the shelf first!
Mr. De Lery, get on Skype!
Mile Stone time...
Railfan Alex wrote:Lookin' good Jordan!
hay guys,
today my weekend trip began
i picked up some roadbed, 2 buildings, and a Burlington SD-24 and a digitrax decoder.
is digitrax good? are they easy to program? also it's my first decoder(i also have no system) and do they work on all systems?
also those who know how to wire modules and understand the system. i was wondering if this is posible and it is how i should wire it?
the parts in red is where i need help in.
also what type of peco i should use(the modules are ntrack.
don't look at me!
I'm a neaderthal when it comes to Electronics! Though, I know that digitrax is pretty good.
Sorry, I'm not much help!
Well, I'm off to the train show! Hopefully, I'll pick up some goodys! TTYL
Well, it depends on whether you want to electricly seperate the blocks, also whether you have DCC. Now I see it's a module. If it's a DCC module, nothing is required. It will work fine.
Digitrax makes very good products; all their stuff is high quality.
Their system is nice. I've had one of their decoders fail on me...
New England Northern GP40P-3 is getting ready to leave the paint shop. The paint crew is adding the finishing touches. WRS GP9m has already been brought in to pull it out and over to the mechanical shop...
Thanks for the compliments!
TrainManTy wrote:Well, it depends on whether you want to electricly seperate the blocks, also whether you have DCC. Now I see it's a module. If it's a DCC module, nothing is required. It will work fine. Digitrax makes very good products; all their stuff is high quality.
WCfan wrote: Thanks for the compliments!
Looks good Jordan!
But it looks thick, maybe it's just me...
Sorry, forgot to post my reply to dat.
What do you mean by what Peco?
Do you mean what radius?
Do you mean what code track?
Do you mean Insulfrog or electrofrog?
Let us know, then we can help out.
Railfan Alex wrote: Sorry, forgot to post my reply to dat.What do you mean by what Peco?Do you mean what radius?Do you mean what code track?Do you mean Insulfrog or electrofrog?Let us know, then we can help out.
i mean which insulfrog or electrofrog and i'm thinking of using insulfrog because it's easier and did you see my other post on the page before this one about how i should wire this?
well you see i'm not in an ntrak club right now that is active my club has a ntrak lay out but it is not mobile. so i really don't have a standard to follow. so you guys can help me decide how i should wire the picture i posted.
also school starts tomorow so there goes most of my time.
Insulfrog are easier to wire.
Just add feeder wires where track doesn't get power, and every 3 feet. That will insure no problems.
BUMP
Can't let this die on us now!