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A simple transition-era locomotive terminal
I liked the article and thought it was well wrote.I’m modeling this era so it was helpful to me as an idea.
I like it simple and compact my layout is on the small side so im excited to find something in my size as far as maintence is concerned
A well written and informative artical.
Yea… this’ll work. Thanks
Went through this yard several times on the Texas Eagle from St. Louis to Houston. Only say it at night when they changed engines.
What a good idea, especially when space is a great concern, it allows me to reconsider the way in which l am designing my new layout
This is just a little gem, let’s have more of those!
Another great idea that I hadn’t thought of.
Well done and keep them coming please. It all helps in my planning and modelling.
Excellent prototype but cannot enlarge the picture and see any details or read the captions. Not useful at all this way!
A great article worthy of application on most layouts.
Interesting scene that could be easily modeled with purchased parts or through some scratch building…not much fire suppression gear there though…one or two fire extinguishers would be a good addition to the scene. Good article, thanks.
is there a link to a larger version of the image, it’s really hard to pick out the details discussed in the article.
thank you as help when look for transport time at deport.
Way cool, this is a big help.
Great little article but the photo is too small. Can you make a larger photo available online to attach to the printed article?
To enlarge the photo, right click and select copy. Then paste the photo in Word or photo software. You should be able to then resize the image.
It is ok, The pic is too small, even after clicking on it.
ALSO, the term transition era, is a little too broad to use here. I am doing transition era for Southern and it spanned from 1944-1948. Southern had officially swapped both passenger AND freight over to diesel by 1948. There were a few locally owned spurs that were operating in the area where Southern operated, but for the most part I cannot and a reputable magazine like this should properly specify that the transition period depended on how advanced their prototype was. Southern was the most state of the art and advanced ANYWHERE in the world.