07-07-2015, 08:03 PM
After looking at a couple blogs namely the Quebec South Shore Railway <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://theendofsteel.blogspot.ca/">http://theendofsteel.blogspot.ca/</a><!-- m --> and the Ontario in HO Scale <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://ontarioinhoscale.wordpress.com/">https://ontarioinhoscale.wordpress.com/</a><!-- m --> I revisited my Dilemma HO layout plan <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://bigbluetrains.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7961">viewtopic.php?t=7961</a><!-- l --> After some thinking I decided to go in a more prototypical direction and era for a new ISL based on the CNR Kensington sub that was located on Prince Edward Island and will be set in the 1975-1985 era.
The rail line was light jointed rail with the heaviest cars in the 220,000 pound range. CN ran RSC-14's <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLW_RSC-14">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLW_RSC-14</a><!-- m --> I acquired a 1990's Overland RSC-14 and have picked up an Atlas RS11 for conversion to another RSC-14 using Kato RSC trucks and Shapeways parts. That will probably be a slow project. I am not sure what I will use for track but it will not be hand laid since I would never live long enough to to it. I'll also use my existing Peco medium turnouts.
Industries I will model
Schurman Concrete - gravel in 3-bay open hoppers, sand & cement in slab side covered hoppers
Shur-Gain Feed - grain in covered hoppers, bagged feed and farm supplies in boxcars
Team track - farm machinery
Potential industries
McCain produce - mechanical reefers, insulated boxcars
Petroleum Dealer - either Esso, Shell or Gulf, tank cars for fuel and boxcars for misc lubricants
Fertilizer plant - Covered hoppers
Schurman Building Supplies - boxcars for lumber and misc goods
I have slowly begun to pick up cars appropiate for this ISL and will also need vehicals and structures suitable for the era. I am going to have the RSC-14 equipped with dcc and sound and slowly gather parts for the RS11's conversion. I will be using the exsisting benchwork for this ISL and run a NCE dcc system. If anyone has any information or pictures for my era and location I would love to see it.
The rail line was light jointed rail with the heaviest cars in the 220,000 pound range. CN ran RSC-14's <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLW_RSC-14">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLW_RSC-14</a><!-- m --> I acquired a 1990's Overland RSC-14 and have picked up an Atlas RS11 for conversion to another RSC-14 using Kato RSC trucks and Shapeways parts. That will probably be a slow project. I am not sure what I will use for track but it will not be hand laid since I would never live long enough to to it. I'll also use my existing Peco medium turnouts.
Industries I will model
Schurman Concrete - gravel in 3-bay open hoppers, sand & cement in slab side covered hoppers
Shur-Gain Feed - grain in covered hoppers, bagged feed and farm supplies in boxcars
Team track - farm machinery
Potential industries
McCain produce - mechanical reefers, insulated boxcars
Petroleum Dealer - either Esso, Shell or Gulf, tank cars for fuel and boxcars for misc lubricants
Fertilizer plant - Covered hoppers
Schurman Building Supplies - boxcars for lumber and misc goods
I have slowly begun to pick up cars appropiate for this ISL and will also need vehicals and structures suitable for the era. I am going to have the RSC-14 equipped with dcc and sound and slowly gather parts for the RS11's conversion. I will be using the exsisting benchwork for this ISL and run a NCE dcc system. If anyone has any information or pictures for my era and location I would love to see it.
Stephen
Modeling a freelanced, present day short line set in Nova Scotia, Canada.
https://bigbluetrains.com/showthread.php?tid=9643
Modeling a freelanced, present day short line set in Nova Scotia, Canada.
https://bigbluetrains.com/showthread.php?tid=9643