Locomotive Yard Details

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Here are some pictures of my new loco yard I added on this last weekend. Please excuse the mess and hanging wires, I’ll be getting it cleaned up during the week per orders of the War Department(my lovely wife). I need ideas on what to add to this space besides the obvious ballast and plant life.

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This is the yard with my favorite three railroads. Notice I said three even though it looks like there are four here. Look closer at the UP locos. Anyway I thought about a yard office in the space on the left of the CNW dash 9’s. Any suggestions.

http://www.freepgs.com/Juby4life/IM000767.JPG

Here I thought about adding a steam era water tank in the wye across the abandoned tracks from the tower. Any suggestions here also

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeremy

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Fuel and sand come quickly to mind. Do you want any maintenance work done? If so, in a building? I’ll leave it to those who know what they are doing to give expert advice. [:D]
As to the water tower, if you don’t want to go to the trouble of modeling the whole thing, how about just the foundation? The same thing goes for a (now removed) coaling tower. The Department of the Treasury (see War Department) may appreciate this approach too. [8D]

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Juby4life,
Too modern for my tastes, but how about a wash rack for your motive power ?
[:)]
Bob
NMRA Life 0543

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yeh put in a washrack! you could wash out the staines from those UP engines!!!
this is a joke and no offence!

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Where’s the MESS!

I got a copy of Marty McQuirk’s Engine Terminal Servicing by Kalmbach, If only I could find it I would give the proper name. Regardless it’s an excellent resource for both Steam and diesel eras. Well worth the investment.

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Great addition to your layout. I agree fuel, sand and maintenance buildings are a good idea.

The book is :

The Model Railroader’s Guide to Locomotive Servicing Terminals

I hope the link works this time:

http://store.yahoo.net/kalmbachcatalog/12228.html

Again nice work Jeremy or Juby4life

DT

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Good work Jeremy. I look foward to more pictures of you layout in the future.

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I got that book! lots of info and pictures, and for Diesel they mention these structures:
A sanding tower, advice American Limited, it can handle 1 - 4 tracks
machineshop
enginehouse
servicing platform
and according to my 7 year old son: all locomotive-servicing facilities and stations MUST have a small office building where all personal gathers to drink coffee!
and jeremy, you definately need a wash-rack! [:P][:P][:P]

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How about an old caboose for the office building? Room in there for a doughnut fryer, then no-one would get any work done [:D]
That book looks interesting… Hmm…new turnout ? book?..new turnout?..book? What if the book makes me rip up track I’ve had down for a year and a half?..
Are we having fun yet?[:D][:D][:D]