04-03-2013, 09:41 AM
Another good thing about shortliness is the amount of research you can do, to find out all the details of the area, traffic, history - it opens a whole new world!
I started off with Progressive Rail line in the Richfield-Bloomington area, and discovered it is known as the Dan Patch Line. Who's Dan Patch? Turns out to be a horse (champion pacer), but virtually unknown in the UK.
I spent months just researching this, with Google Earth for track layout, and pictures of the structures around the rail corridor. Even gave Powerpoint talks on Dan Patch!
Yes, it's short lines for me everytime!
Dave
I started off with Progressive Rail line in the Richfield-Bloomington area, and discovered it is known as the Dan Patch Line. Who's Dan Patch? Turns out to be a horse (champion pacer), but virtually unknown in the UK.
I spent months just researching this, with Google Earth for track layout, and pictures of the structures around the rail corridor. Even gave Powerpoint talks on Dan Patch!
Yes, it's short lines for me everytime!
Dave