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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2016 8:05:26 GMT -5
On tehExactrail web site, Blaine has a link to his blog. There are two posts dated October 9, 2016 and October 22, 2016. The subject is about the D&RGW Tintic branch. I read these two posts and right away I caould see this branch is ripe for a Proto-Freelance operation. exactrail.com/blogs/news |
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Post by dak94dav on Nov 22, 2016 12:05:43 GMT -5
I think it would be a cool idea for members to occasionally throw out info on good proto-freelanced material. Maybe even a whole section devoted to it on the forum. It could be a great place for those searching for something different to model....almost like a "menu" to browse through. We could just give a short summary of the line, upload or link to the map if available, list some specs (total route miles, major cities served, any significant grades, customers along the line), and even upload or post links of some pictures of what the surrounding scenery and terrain looks like. It could be a railroad that was planned but never finished, a failed attempt of a merger between two systems, a company that was abandoned years ago, a fallen flag that survived into the present, or a subsidiary of larger railroad modeled as an independent one. Example: Texas & New Orleans Railroad The long time subsidiary of the Southern Pacific railroad in Texas and Louisiana. This railroad was part of an important corridor on the Southern Pacific known as the Sunset Route. Though it was merged into the SP in 1961, the railroad could've been a sizable system of its own. www.american-rails.com/images/southern-pacific-railroad-map.jpgImagine that the SP stopped at El Paso, and the T&NO remained a free standing and independent company, and functioned as a bridge route between the Southern Railway at New Orleans and the Southern Pacific at El Paso. Size: 3,385 miles (1961) Major Cities: El Paso, Austin, San Antonio, Galveston, Houston, New Orleans Significant Terrain: Paisano Pass, Texas (elev. 5,074ft) Primary Purpose: Bridge route between Southern Railway (New Orleans) and Southern Pacific (El Paso). Potential locomotive rosters and paint schemes could also be given. Plus, you get run through power from both SOU and SP. Lots of fun! Dakota |
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