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Small Day Trip to Centralia |
Posted by: tomustang - 01-26-2009, 04:11 PM - Forum: Upper Berth
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A little history lesson for anyone who doesn't know about this little borough: (borrowed from the Wiki)
Centralia was incorporated as a borough in 1866.
In 2002, the United States Postal Service revoked Centralia's ZIP Code, 17927.
Centralia is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005[1] and 9 in 2007,[2] as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962. Centralia is now the least-populous municipality in Pennsylvania
The anthracite coal industry was the principal employer in the community. Coal mining continued in Centralia until the 1960s, when most of the companies went out of business.
The borough was served by two railroads, the Philadelphia and Reading and the Lehigh Valley, with the Lehigh Valley being the principal carrier. Rail service ended in 1966.
More info here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania</a><!-- m --> and the town it claimed <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byrnesville,_Pennsylvania">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byrnesville,_Pennsylvania</a><!-- m -->
Without further ado:
MY Wife saying hi to everyone
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Little trains in your signatures |
Posted by: Puddlejumper - 01-25-2009, 07:37 PM - Forum: Upper Berth
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Where do you guys get the little train icons in your signatures? Are they paintable so I can make a train of my own free lance RR for my sig??
I notice Josh and Tom both have trains in their sigs...
Thanks
dave
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A bridge to fit my needs |
Posted by: RailCop - 01-25-2009, 03:22 PM - Forum: Scenery details
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I am trying to 'fit' a bridge into an area where two tracks will cross each other. One track will pass under the other at an angle of about 30 dgrees (give ot take). Now, I have been looking for an appropriate bridge to carry the upper track. I have found many nice bridges in the Walthers book but not one of them is designed as an offset structure. Every single one of them is 'square' at the ends. I would like a single track through truss bridge, about 18 - 20" long, which sits on the abuttments at an angle. Does anyone out there know of a bridge like this? I may have to kit bash one if I can't find something already designed this way. The other option would be to pass under through tunnel. This may not sound prototypical but I know of several spots east of Pittsburgh, PA, where the PRR did exactly that. Instead of a bridge and it's maintance problems they just built a stone arch or concrete tunnel for the track and filled in above it for the main line to cross 10 feet above. This will work, but I like bridges. If any one has any ideas I would love to hear 'em!
Thanks, and sdtay warm!
Kevin
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reporting mark link |
Posted by: e-paw - 01-25-2009, 11:42 AM - Forum: Upper Berth
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While nosing around I found this link to a list of just about every ARR reporting mark there is. It contains links for info for most of the railroads listed.
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Heads up Genset fans |
Posted by: Tom - 01-24-2009, 07:31 PM - Forum: HO Modeling
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New HO Gensets JUST announced by Atlas.
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Apparently these are the NRE Genset, but hopefully, they start making Railpower Gensets too.
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I'm Not A Rivet Counter, but..... |
Posted by: scubadude - 01-24-2009, 06:07 PM - Forum: Upper Berth
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.....would it be ok to run intermodals and those really cool auto racks on a layout set from 1955-1970? When did they begin to appear on railroads? I just think those are way cool cars. My planned shelf layout will have large enough radius curves to handle them. They will be set out for interchange. I don't plan to have an area to store a lot of containers or autos, I just really like the looks of those cars.
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