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Model Railroading > Where can I find trackside industry plans?Date: 06/22/16 05:13 Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: steam290 I was wondering where you guys find the track layout for lineside industries and towns? Is there a particular book or website? I have my overall new layout mainline planned, but I want to replicate real industries track plans to recreate train movements and switching.
Posted from iPhone Date: 06/22/16 06:28 Re: Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: funnelfan Google Earth works good if you want to look at the track layout at prototype industries and rail yards. Not sure of a book geared to model railroaders that goes into detailed info on industries and their rail facilities.
Ted Curphey Ontario, OR Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/22/16 06:31 by funnelfan. Date: 06/22/16 06:59 Re: Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: BAB For those who are into D&RGW, C&S steam there are books and plans avalible with layout of diffrent towns along with size of rail used, colors of buildings and such. Dont have the name in front of me right now but many of the buildings and layouts of them could be used on other layouts.
Date: 06/22/16 10:16 Re: Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: HB90MACH Kalmbach (Model Railroader) has books about industries. Your best bet is too look at the reagion you are modeling. Google earth and books on that area will help. The old insurance fire maps can be really good. A good railroad map of the area (like steam powered maps) will point out shortlines and such that can help as well.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/22/16 10:18 by HB90MACH. Date: 06/22/16 11:04 Re: Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: wabash2800 Yes, Jeff Wilson did a series of books on industries for Kalmbach and track plans are included including how the industries are served with car types and flow.
Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com Date: 06/22/16 11:05 Re: Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: glendale BAB Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > For those who are into D&RGW, C&S steam there are > books and plans avalible with layout of diffrent > towns along with size of rail used, colors of > buildings and such. Dont have the name in front of > me right now but many of the buildings and layouts > of them could be used on other layouts. Any chance you recalled these? Date: 06/22/16 15:17 Re: Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: iaisfan If you're after railroad track charts, a large number of them can be found at http://www.multimodalways.org/archives/rrs/rrs.html .
Joe Atkinson Council Bluffs, IA www.iaisrailfans.org/../Sub4WestEnd Date: 06/22/16 16:40 Re: Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: HB90MACH First. They are the. Sanborn fire insurance maps.
Second. Ebay. Railroadania section under collectibles occassionally turns up good finds. Found a pic. A big pkc. Of ophir loop. The station and coalin facilities there. Quite an interesting set up. Out of all the articles and such over the years, first time i ever saw a clear picture inclidingnthe siding.. Dont pass up the auction and collectors sites up. Date: 06/25/16 04:26 Re: Where can I find trackside industry plans? Author: march_hare I'll second the motion for Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Especially if you're interested in a specific industry in a specific location. Good academic libraries have online ACcess to them.
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