Housatonic RR in N scale

[pomperaugrr]

Nice video for a first attempt.
Where'd ya get the Housy's GP-35's in N scale? Are they custom paints, or is someone offering them "ready-to run".

Atlas offered Housatonic GP-35's in N scale with three road numbers, as well as an accurate model of their one and only caboose, which is still used at times for backing operations. Decals will help me re-number the other two GP-35's for the full roster. I still need to kitbash a RS3M and paint it though. It helps that their entire roster is 5 GP-35's and an RS3M. I also have 4 P&W locomotives and about 40 Ortner hoppers (FEC and CR), which will be patched out to represent the P&W stone trains serving the Tilcon Plant in Danbury, over HRRC trackage on the Maybrook Line. This trackage use is currently in dispute with the real companies, but will continue on my layout.

Thanks for the comments on the industries. I left out many miles of scenic single line trackage, in order to include all of the HRRC's customers for switching and operations. Unfortunately a few of the customers I will be modeling have gone out of business, but they will remain in operation on my layout as active customers.

I am trying to minimize selective compression of most industries, in order to provide actual prototypical car capacity for each custmomer, and to simulate actual operations of the HRRC. Most trains will be between 25 and 40 cars.

Eric