04-04-2012, 08:18 AM
Re: Yard + Industry
This arrangement happens for the reasons stated above, and it appears that generally speaking the older the yard the more likely it is. The example I posted above of Orangeville fits this. Not an overly large yard (scales out to 25 feet or so) because it was established in the mid- to late-1800s by the Toronto Grey & Bruce (subsequently taken over by Canadian Pacific Railway). Industries were "encouraged" to locate nearby to maximize profit for the railway in two ways - 1) they owned the land, and therefore profited, and 2) they minimized cost by not having to build lines out to their customers.
Another example of this is Paul Dolkos' Woodsriver yard on his former B&M layout.
Modern day yards may be huge, and have minimal industries co-located (or one giant one, like an intermodal terminal), but dial back the clock, and there are lots of possibilities. COnversely, if it must be just a yard, turn the clock forward...
Andrew
This arrangement happens for the reasons stated above, and it appears that generally speaking the older the yard the more likely it is. The example I posted above of Orangeville fits this. Not an overly large yard (scales out to 25 feet or so) because it was established in the mid- to late-1800s by the Toronto Grey & Bruce (subsequently taken over by Canadian Pacific Railway). Industries were "encouraged" to locate nearby to maximize profit for the railway in two ways - 1) they owned the land, and therefore profited, and 2) they minimized cost by not having to build lines out to their customers.
Another example of this is Paul Dolkos' Woodsriver yard on his former B&M layout.
Modern day yards may be huge, and have minimal industries co-located (or one giant one, like an intermodal terminal), but dial back the clock, and there are lots of possibilities. COnversely, if it must be just a yard, turn the clock forward...
Andrew