03-10-2014, 04:52 AM
Reinhard,During my research and planning Slate Creek I found shoe boxes and 50' boxcars varied greatly from the Southern states to the Northern states.. I limited my research from East of the Mississippi River to the Atlantic seaboard and South as far as Georgia. I dedicated two hours a day on Google maps and used my American Short line Railway Guide 5th edition book by Edward A. Lewis (Kalmbach) for reference points..
While that method turned up a lot of excellent modeling ideas and short line engine service areas-example would be a street view of a GP10 being refueled from a tank trailer near a engine house that was a dead ringer for Pikestuffs one stall engine house.Of course this may be extreme research and not for everybody but,IMHO the dividends paid well and gave me a far better view of the shoe box industries served by modern short lines..
While that method turned up a lot of excellent modeling ideas and short line engine service areas-example would be a street view of a GP10 being refueled from a tank trailer near a engine house that was a dead ringer for Pikestuffs one stall engine house.Of course this may be extreme research and not for everybody but,IMHO the dividends paid well and gave me a far better view of the shoe box industries served by modern short lines..
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!