OK, It's a new forum so in case we get some one new I am shamelessly posting a few pictures of our locomotives.
Charlie

Charlie, that S1 looks FANTASTIC , but my question is, how is that EX-WSOR engine running for you? does it get much use?

THANKS for posting those Charlie :mrgreen:

Sure would be nice to know more about the operation. Railroads are more than just locomotives...

Can we see a track plan for your layout Seriously though, plug away, I would like to know where your railroad goes, what it does.

We are just a small operation, 5.2 miles of track here in Schenley, Pa.
We service one customer currently, a Specialty steel mill in Bagdad, Pa.
We also do a scenic train in the summer and of course we do the Snowdog Express at Christmas.
I am full time and I have 2 part time employees. We also have 11 volunteers ranging in age from 18 to 78, all but 2 over 55 years old, and 3 70 or older. (these 70 year old guys can replace 20 ties in 3 hours the old fashioned way).
We use the S-1 in the summer for the passenger trains, and use the 752 in the winter. That way I can get out of service credits for each one for the inspections. We do as much of the work here as we can and we have very good track and nice clean equipment. The guys pride themselves in this.
We will be constructing another 7 miles of track in the near future to service a coal mine.
our web site is <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.kiskijunction.com">www.kiskijunction.com</a><!-- w -->
Thanks for your interest guys.
Charlie

Charlie, I found your "layout" on Google maps <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=aladdin,+pa&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=55.323926,79.101563&ie=UTF8&ll=40.686968,-79.660578&spn=0.013098,0.027466&t=k&z=16">http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&g ... 6&t=k&z=16</a><!-- m --> . That’s even better than a trackplan . Where does your line run from the staion, north along the river? And where is the steel mill? I’d really like to follow your ROW on the aerial.

cnw1961 Wrote:Charlie, I found your "layout" on Google maps <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=aladdin,+pa&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=55.323926,79.101563&ie=UTF8&ll=40.686968,-79.660578&spn=0.013098,0.027466&t=k&z=16">http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&g ... 6&t=k&z=16</a><!-- m --> . That’s even better than a trackplan . Where does your line run from the staion, north along the river? And where is the steel mill? I’d really like to follow your ROW on the aerial.

Wow Kurt , that must have took you a while to find the layout via satelite.

Hey Lynn, you wanna try to find mine?

Thanks Kurt

That is a great way to see where they run.

Wouldn't it be great to have a train layout big enough to use google earth to show it off.

Charlie,
Thanks for the info. That is a great picture of your dog on the website.

If you load Google Earth, Go to Aladdin, Pa. Unfortunately Google puts Schenley on the wrong side of the Allegheny River, We are on the east side. Once it loads if you look left you will see a dam and looking south you will see the Kiski River. You will see a railroad bridge across the Kiski, That is ours and our track runs 1 mile North up the Allegheny river and 4 miles Southeast up the Kiski river The Steel Mill is up the Kiski. Our track continues past the mill about 7/10 of a mile.
On the South side of the Kiski River is the old PRR Conemaugh line that still sees about 15 heavy trains a day, and on the west side of the Allegheny, North of Freeport is the P&S, now BP that handles a lot of coal traffic. They interchange at Freeport with NS.
By the way, the dog does his own website. <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.taffylaffy.com">www.taffylaffy.com</a><!-- w --> he tells a hell of a story at times.

Thank you, Charlie, for the information.

Construction has begun on the track North along the Allegheny River to service the Logansport coal mine. Service is expected to begin this fall. The line will make the total trackage of the KJR over 14 miles. This section was removed in 1992.
Charlie

Hi Charlie---thanks for restarting this thread---brought back some fond memories---hopefully you'll keep it going with some updates on the expansion and with all your connections,maybe some photos

Here are a few pictures i have taken of the new line North that is being put in at the KJRR. these photos are taken looking North from Schenley toward Kittanning,Pa. i know they do not show a whole lot and soon as i can get more "interesting pictures" i will put them up. i took these back around the end of March.


Todd

Hi Todd---thanks for posting these pictures---hopefully you'll keep us updated on the 1:1 scale modelling adventure