Wisconsin Southern

[Bighurt]

Hello,

I'm starting a new layout of the WSOR.  One problem is that I am having trouble locating specific prototype information.  As in scheduled trains their manifests and industries at particular locations.

The layout is rather small, around the walls shelf layout, big enough for 2 towns with a staging yard at iether end of the main run.

Anybody know where I could find additional info?

Thanks

Jeremy

[nanaimo73]

Hi Jeremy,

Your best bet would probably be to join the WSOR Group-
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/WSOR/

[Noah Hofrichter]

The WSOR yahoo group that Dale inked to is a pretty good place to find information. Most of the time if you ask something on there, somebody is bound to know, or at least have a pretty accurate guess.

There are a couple of other sites out there with information, but the problem is most of the info is a few years old by now. But you might get ideas from checking out these two places:

http://www.trainweb.org/wsor/ 

http://rogerwld.railfan.net/inside/inside.htm 

The train info and rosters on both those sites are pretty well out of date by now. The WSOR does maintain that data on their site though. If you're looking for train info, try this page on the WSOR website:

 http://www.wsorrailroad.com/marketing/serviceplan.html

Is there any particular location on the WSOR system you're looking to model? I know there are folks on here and on the WSOR yahoo list that could probably provide you with industry info, but it would help to know a few specific areas you're considering. Otherwise, there are a lot of industries on the WSOR to go through!

Noah

[Bighurt]

Thanks for the links.

No place in particular but I have a feeling the Janesville area will come closest to what I'm looking for manifests.  Other than the usual, I really like Unit Coal and once in a great moon the WSOR does a run from Chicago to Madison by way of Janesville. 

Also Janesville is a hub of action while I don't have the space to model it directly, I can simulate it with staging.

But there are so many great area's, I really havn't narrowed it down. Right now I'm trying to see what industries are on the line, and what rolls through town.  I want to operate more than just model. 

Although having the Horicon Paint shop on the layout would be just super awesome, plenty of stuff rolling out of there.

Thanks

Jeremy

[WSOR 3801]

Not much happening in Janesville.  For local activity, MADison has quite a bit.  Lines going in 4 directions (Janesville, Reedsburg, Watertown and Prairie du Chien), plus two spurs, and the CP comes into town.  Two coal plants, feed mill, newpaper printing, and a lumber place all in town.  Now that the skunks (SD20s) are mostly gone, it would be easier to model.

Reedsburg has a lot going on as well.  It is also the end of the line. 

Lots of options.  Just have to pick what you want to do. 

[dknelson]

Check out the October 2004 Model Railroader which had a layout based on Janesville (Three Railroads, One Layout).

Dave Nelson