SP & D&RGW question.

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Hey all. I have been searching these forums and the internet for information on SP and D&RGW. Since I have no space available for anything other than a diorama style setup at this point (house in the future :slight_smile: ) I have elected to “get my homework done” in the realm of research.

I have decided to base my future layout in the Southwest US circa 1988-1996, just after the D&RGW aquisition of SP. I picked this because I grew up in Arizona and saw my fair share of SP locos. I am not a big fan of modeling steam, although after working on a Nuke Power pland for a decade, I have a serious respect for engineering behind Steam Locos! Thus I wanted something more modern. Add in the fact that I have a soft spot for the D&RGW coloring scheme and, voila, I made my timeframe choice 1988-1996. Additionally, I am electing to not model any UP as UP is overmodeled in my opinion :stuck_out_tongue:

I have gotten quite a bit of info on the subject thus far but am coming up short on finding a trackage map for the D&RGW/SP lines during this time frame. Now I know there are quite a few knowledgeable people floating around here, so here is my plea for assistance! Lastly, any tips/tricks/hints/resources one might have pertaining to my choice of roads, timeframe and geographic location, please feel free to post/pm or email me!

Thanks in advance!

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I’m not sure if I understand your question. Is this what you are looking for?

http://www.trainweb.org/railblazer/maps/spins.html

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Or maybe this?

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Bingo. This is exactly the type of map I was talking about, but only in the 1988-1996 timeframe…

I am wondering if I might be better off by combining a pre-1988 SP map with a pre-1988 D&RGW map and then researching what routes were retired/decommissioned leading up to 1996… I was just hoping that there was a more exact map already in existence!

Those SPINS maps are a nice thing to have bookmarked though! Danke! BTW, forgive the ignorance, but is SPINS an acronym for something?

Looking at the SPINS maps, they are dated 1997, and I could probably extrapolate an updated map based on the data from the SPINS… hrm. Brain juices are flowing now :slight_smile:

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Southern Pacific Industrial Numbering System = SPINS.

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A literal lexicon of info you all are :slight_smile: Thanks!

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While it is not a map, here is a list from Southern Pacific’s Western Regional Timetable 3 (effective Sunday, October 29, 1989).

Ogden Line - Ogden, UT to Sparks, NV

Modoc Line - Weso, NV (connection with Ogden Line) to Texum, OR (connection with Shasta Line); only operated intermittenly during this period

Mina Branch - Hazen, NV (Ogden Line) to Mina, NV

Fallon Branch - Hazen, NV (Ogden Line) to Fallon, NV

Valley Line - Portland, OR to Eugene, OR (Cascade Line)

West Side Branch - Carlton, OR to Monroe, OR (connection with Toledo Branch at Corvallis Junction)

West Side - Seghers Branch - Hillsboro, OR (Possible connection with Tillamook Branch) to Stimson-Forest Fiber

Toledo Branch - Albany, OR (Connection with Valley Line) to Toledo, OR

Geer Branch - Geer, OR (connection with West Stayton Branch) to Salem, OR (possible connection with Valley Line)

Mill City Branch - Albany, OR (connection with Valley Line) to Mill City, OR

West Stayton Branch - Woodburn, OR (possible connection with Valley Line) to Stayton, OR, connection with Geer Branch at Geer, OR

Molalla Branch - Canby, OR (connection with Valley Line) to Dawson, OR

Newberg Branch - St. Joseph, OR (connection with West Side Branch) to Cook, OR

Tillamook Branch - Willsburg Junction, OR (connection with Vally Line) to Mahan, OR

Cascade Line - Eugene Yard, OR (Valley Line) to Klamath Falls, OR (Shasta Line)

Coos Bay Branch - Eugene Yard, OR (Valley and Cascade Lines) to Coos Bay, OR; Sold to CORP 12/31/1994

Siskiyou Line - Springfield Junction, OR (Valley Line) to Black Butte, OR (Shasta Line); Sold to CORP 12/31/1994

White City Branch - Tolo, OR (Siskiyou Line) to White City, OR; abandoned in early 1990s if I remember correctly

Shasta Line - Klamath Falls, OR (Cascade Line) to Dunsmuir, CA (East Valley Line)

East Valley Line - Dunsmuir, CA (Shasta Line) to Roseville, CA (Roseville Line)

West Valley Li

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ericsp:

Thanks for the info! Good stuff there!

Outside of Athearn, Atlas, Kato… are there any other good N-scale Diesel Loco manufacturers that anyone would reccomend?

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I do not model in N scale, but I do know that Intermountain makes Tunnel Motors.
http://www.imrcmodels.com/n/nloco.htm