A small Railroad For a Small Area.

[Brakie]

As many of you may recall I have a great love for short lines and terminal roads..While checkibg CSX's web site for some possible industries I ran across this little beauty.

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This road is one mile long and serves 10 industries and still finds the need for 2 EMD SW9 switchers(exCR #9122 & 9133).

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A loop layout,10 industries and 2 P2K SW9s and your good to go..

Oh..Don't like SW9s?

Back date the layout and use these..

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[Catt]

that is an interesting little railroad,how much N-estate do you think it/we would need to do it justice?

[Brakie]

John,I figure a 36"x80" HC door should do the trick for the basic operation...The interchange coiuld be a single track or a 3 track yard at most.

[Ralph]

That's cool!

[sgtcarl1]

Neato! Thanks for the link!!