06-16-2009, 09:23 AM
Guten Tag (or perhaps Gruess Gott since you're Bavarian)!
Interesting selection. It seems that most choose Hinton, but Handley looks like a more manageable place to model. C&O Power is an outstanding book...probably my second favorite book specific to a particular standard gauge railroad.
ICC Valuation maps are a classic source for historic track plans. I don't know who would have the C&O's maps, other than the National Archives. Being a Colorado NG fan, I'll get mine from the Colorado Railroad Museum (once I reach that point).
I think this would be your starting point:
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Auf Wiederschrieben!
Interesting selection. It seems that most choose Hinton, but Handley looks like a more manageable place to model. C&O Power is an outstanding book...probably my second favorite book specific to a particular standard gauge railroad.
ICC Valuation maps are a classic source for historic track plans. I don't know who would have the C&O's maps, other than the National Archives. Being a Colorado NG fan, I'll get mine from the Colorado Railroad Museum (once I reach that point).
I think this would be your starting point:
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Auf Wiederschrieben!
Michael
My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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