10-16-2011, 01:52 AM
Some history for the railroad:
1950's: Southern Pacific begins removing track at the wye in Liberty, due to the lack of trains needing to be turned there, in addition to maintenance costs. All that remains is the industrial track into Liberty and the track leading the the lumber mill nearby.
1964: Southern Pacific plans to abandon the industrial track in Liberty, local industries in Liberty buy the track in Liberty and create the Liberty Industrial Railway(LIRY), a small GE switcher is used for switching, a number of 40' boxcars are bought from various railroads to be used by Consolidated Container for transporting scrap paper.
1971: LIRY buys SP NW-2 1330 to replace it's aging GE switcher
1978(Present Day): The LIRY has 3 industries; Consolidated Container, a team track, and a steel pipe distributor.
1998: After SP's merger with UP, the rest of the Liberty branchline is set to be abandoned, the lumber mill helps fund LIRY in buying the branchline.
2001: LIRY renames itself Liberty and Eastern Oregon(LEO)
1950's: Southern Pacific begins removing track at the wye in Liberty, due to the lack of trains needing to be turned there, in addition to maintenance costs. All that remains is the industrial track into Liberty and the track leading the the lumber mill nearby.
1964: Southern Pacific plans to abandon the industrial track in Liberty, local industries in Liberty buy the track in Liberty and create the Liberty Industrial Railway(LIRY), a small GE switcher is used for switching, a number of 40' boxcars are bought from various railroads to be used by Consolidated Container for transporting scrap paper.
1971: LIRY buys SP NW-2 1330 to replace it's aging GE switcher
1978(Present Day): The LIRY has 3 industries; Consolidated Container, a team track, and a steel pipe distributor.
1998: After SP's merger with UP, the rest of the Liberty branchline is set to be abandoned, the lumber mill helps fund LIRY in buying the branchline.
2001: LIRY renames itself Liberty and Eastern Oregon(LEO)
Justin Miller
Modeling the Lebanon Industrial Railway (LIRY)
Modeling the Lebanon Industrial Railway (LIRY)