MisterBeasley Some history has come and gone since this thread was last active, so it's a good opportunity for an update. I've pretty much finished up with the carfloat terminal at Mooseport, somewhere on the western shore of Lake Michigan. A carfloat is a convenient ruse in model railroading. It can function as a small staging yard, or as an interchange track. I decided to add a lot of scenery approaching it, too, so it's a focal point for observers, too. The geographical location caused me to pick up a few related boxcars, notably the Port Huron and Detroit and Ann Arbor railroads, from the "other side" of the Lake. Mooseport itself is pretty much done now, so I've turned my attention to the other side of town. I'm building the Empire Leather Tanning Company, a multi-structure Walthers kit. The kit itself came with a 1-page writeup on tanneries, including the gozintas and gozoutas for such facilities. They take in hides, acid and salt, which gave me the opportunity to buy a couple of boxcars, a chemical tanker and a covered hopper. The tanker is an old Athearn Hooker Chemical car I picked up on eBay and spruced up with metal wheels and Kadees. The hopper is a Bowser kit that I painted and decaled for the fanciful Saltzburg Salt company, and the boxcars will be beat-up Tichys, nearing the end of their service lives, and marked "Hide Service Only" in this last job before the scrap heap. It will be an operational plus, too, because the hides will come from the Swift packing plant across town.
Some history has come and gone since this thread was last active, so it's a good opportunity for an update.
I've pretty much finished up with the carfloat terminal at Mooseport, somewhere on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
A carfloat is a convenient ruse in model railroading. It can function as a small staging yard, or as an interchange track. I decided to add a lot of scenery approaching it, too, so it's a focal point for observers, too. The geographical location caused me to pick up a few related boxcars, notably the Port Huron and Detroit and Ann Arbor railroads, from the "other side" of the Lake.
Mooseport itself is pretty much done now, so I've turned my attention to the other side of town. I'm building the Empire Leather Tanning Company, a multi-structure Walthers kit.
The kit itself came with a 1-page writeup on tanneries, including the gozintas and gozoutas for such facilities. They take in hides, acid and salt, which gave me the opportunity to buy a couple of boxcars, a chemical tanker and a covered hopper. The tanker is an old Athearn Hooker Chemical car I picked up on eBay and spruced up with metal wheels and Kadees. The hopper is a Bowser kit that I painted and decaled for the fanciful Saltzburg Salt company, and the boxcars will be beat-up Tichys, nearing the end of their service lives, and marked "Hide Service Only" in this last job before the scrap heap. It will be an operational plus, too, because the hides will come from the Swift packing plant across town.
Someone is going to be quite busy once operational sessions begins. hhehehehe
Mr. LMD, Owner, founder
The Central Chicago & Illinois Railroad
Really nice work. As a beginner I am often torn between being inspired and yet thinking "I can never get there".
Ages ago I managed a small boxcar fleet dedicated to hide service. One load of hides and the cars were dedicated to that service until scrapped.
Good looking stuff, Mr Beasley. I like the low angle shot.
LMD, another thing I don't really enjoy much is the track planning process. But there is so little of that left, it's just a matter of how I arrange sidings to fit whatever customers I come up with. That's still open. I was going to do a sawmill, but that's so stereotype of the area, I'll probably pass on it now. It would fit in like just another sawmill in Coos Bay. I could imagine a sizable paper shipping warehouse though. A lot simpler too.
Mr. LMD, right now am just collecting some athearn heavyweight coach kits for both my leelanau county rwy and cadillac & lake city RR. All in planning stages. CLK would be the original 21 miles of michigan track and cadillac-thompsonville-kaleva. my layout when built will be leelanau county : Lake Leelanau, Cedar, Hatchs, Solon, Lake Ann, Honor, Thompsonville and short branch to Interlochen. route of the lines can be found in SPV's Great Lakes East volume rail atlas book
Planning (2 years) an industrial switching layout (HO) based on 1959-1961 space program.
" alt="1961 Cape Canaveral" />In those days a rail system was used to move launch gantries around. The parrallel tracks are about 18 feet apart center to center. The gantries were self propelled.
The Virginia Junction is a Class III that is owned by a Freelance Class II called the Norfolk,Carolina, And Danville.
The NC&D was formed by a merger between the Norfolk Franklin & Danville, and the Original Norfolk Southern. The NC&D also purchased the old C&O James River line (What is know known as the Buckingham Branch) and turned it into the VIrginia Junction. the NC&D also bought the RF&P from CSX int he early 90s.
Mine will be the Austinville and Dynamite city. The AVDC was originally built from an old PRR grade in the late 40's, and bought by the city of Austinville PA (fictional). The main motive power is an old, ancient, decrepit,etc 2-8-0 consolidation bought second hand. The AVDC originally started as a commuter service, with an old Harriman coach, and a matching combine- also bought second hand. But in the three years since it wasbuilt, a few new industries have sprung up, including a coal dock, a local furniture factory, and a farm that wanted service. It will be a 10 scale mile shortline between Austinville (where it shares a yard and ships stuff cars by the PRR) and Dynamite city pa. Dynamite city used to be a producer of dynamite, until the plant blew up under mysterious circumstances, and left a huge crater that can still be seen, almost 50 years later. Basically, I'm going to be modeling a standard gauge fictional shortline served and interchanged with the PRR.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
I see my post is near 10 pages and I would like to extend my excitment with every modeler who commented.
That being said, I have an update for my layout. I recently purchased a GN GP7 Non-Dynamic on the 26th, and an undecorated RS11 a few months ago to work alongside the C420 High Hood. I'm going to repaint/paint both locomotives renumbering the GP7 a number off from the Rock Island First GP7 to have the locomotive seem rare and the RS11 will receive a number and paint.
I also bought sold two Lifelike GP38-2s (conrail and CSX) due to the look and feel of the locomotives not pleasing to my taste.
Atlanta Dave Really nice work. As a beginner I am often torn between being inspired and yet thinking "I can never get there". Ages ago I managed a small boxcar fleet dedicated to hide service. One load of hides and the cars were dedicated to that service until scrapped.
I was like that before then I choose to freelance lol.
Southgate Good looking stuff, Mr Beasley. I like the low angle shot. LMD, another thing I don't really enjoy much is the track planning process. But there is so little of that left, it's just a matter of how I arrange sidings to fit whatever customers I come up with. That's still open. I was going to do a sawmill, but that's so stereotype of the area, I'll probably pass on it now. It would fit in like just another sawmill in Coos Bay. I could imagine a sizable paper shipping warehouse though. A lot simpler too.
i love the designing process and I leave certain areas in my plans open because I know from my past history I draw it one way and it comes out another away at times. It takes time and patience and to make it easier look up free google preview of model railroad books and magazines if you do not have any in your collection to give you ideas.
caboose63 Mr. LMD, right now am just collecting some athearn heavyweight coach kits for both my leelanau county rwy and cadillac & lake city RR. All in planning stages. CLK would be the original 21 miles of michigan track and cadillac-thompsonville-kaleva. my layout when built will be leelanau county : Lake Leelanau, Cedar, Hatchs, Solon, Lake Ann, Honor, Thompsonville and short branch to Interlochen. route of the lines can be found in SPV's Great Lakes East volume rail atlas book
No harm no foul, I collect a lot of locomotives that I know I will not have them all on my layout at once.
The Austinville and Dynamite city picked up a secondhand observation car to become the Railroad president's car.
The Colors changed, and I still need to letter, detail it (inside and out)
Yes I am doing more to the car. It started life as a B&O observation and the other as a coach. I am planning to put the railroad name above the windows (Austinville and Dynamite city), the name of the Observation/president car "Austinville" possibly yellow trim the bottom, put a full interior into it, and probably superdetail it. Yes I do have a logo for the railroad. It is an A above a V with D and C on either side in brilliant Gold color lettering.
The Birdsboro & Reading Railroad has recently released it`s 60' doodlebug for service.
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
rdgk1se3019 The Birdsboro & Reading Railroad has recently released it`s 60' doodlebug for service.
any modifications
Mr. LMD rdgk1se3019 The Birdsboro & Reading Railroad has recently released it`s 60' doodlebug for service. any modifications
Yeah big time........original drive removed and replaced with two NWSL Stanton drive power trucks.....new bolsters to accommodate new trucks......plastic "glass" removed......Tsunami TSU-750 GE-Cummins sound decoder installed........added 6 ounces of weight.......Micro Scale Kristal Klear for all windows.......added detail parts to rear end to make a double ended doodlebug.........MV lenses with foil backing removed to accommodate 2 SMD LED`s....1 red and 1 white..... and various detail parts added.
Any update modelers?
I got a coach and caboose done.
What livery is it in?
The same Blue as the observation business car posted above. I will link photos tomorrow.
Cannot wait.
My HO scale Leelanau County Railway is based on several long torn up Manistee & Northeastern, Empire & Southeastern, Pere Marquette, and Ann Arbor branch lines in Benzie, Leelanau, and Grand Traverse Counties in Northwestern Michigan. Interchange is with Michigan Northern Railroad at Hatchs and Interlochen, near Traverse City.
Traffice is grain, animal feed, fertilizer, propane, lumber, scrap metals, beverages, produce, farm implements, fiberglass pellets, boats, cement and aggregates.
Mr. Caboose63, what type of locomotives do you use?
LMD, The Leelanau County has 3 GP15-1's, 3 RSC-2's, 1 RS-2, 2 H10-11's, 1 each of 0-8-0, 4-6-0, and 2-10-0. Michigan Northern has 2 GP15-1's, 1 RSC-2, 1 44 tonner, 1 CF-7, and 1 SW8. Colors of Leelanau County engines and cabooses wil be testors red with black lettering. Michigan Northern engines will be testors green with white lettering.
AWESOME!!! cant wait till to see the pics :D