11-03-2014, 01:45 AM
Chris;
If you're not specifically looking for more rural areas, then I'd suggest checking out some of the industrial spurs on the FCEN line that runs north-northwest out of Orlando, FL. This spur (running due north) https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Orlando,+...a&t=k&z=18 is one that I was going to partially model myself as it had a lot of industries packed in a short run. There are many others in the area, including a couple reached by means of a switchback and crossing at grade. Just follow the track to the west. They don't appear to currently have many active customers on most of the spurs, but then that's why I won't consider modeling "Today", but rather the late 70s to mid 80s. Of course if you're going with FCEN/FMID/FNOR operations, you can always reactivate the industries or substitute your own choice of industries for any given track arrangement/location, as I was going to do on my own layout.
You can follow the entire line by starting here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Orlando,+...ssic&dg=oo and following the line to the west.
If you're not specifically looking for more rural areas, then I'd suggest checking out some of the industrial spurs on the FCEN line that runs north-northwest out of Orlando, FL. This spur (running due north) https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Orlando,+...a&t=k&z=18 is one that I was going to partially model myself as it had a lot of industries packed in a short run. There are many others in the area, including a couple reached by means of a switchback and crossing at grade. Just follow the track to the west. They don't appear to currently have many active customers on most of the spurs, but then that's why I won't consider modeling "Today", but rather the late 70s to mid 80s. Of course if you're going with FCEN/FMID/FNOR operations, you can always reactivate the industries or substitute your own choice of industries for any given track arrangement/location, as I was going to do on my own layout.
You can follow the entire line by starting here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Orlando,+...ssic&dg=oo and following the line to the west.
Ed
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