Harbor scene... ideas?

[steinjr]

Here are some barge prototype pics (copied and pasted from my layout building thread):

Some prototype pictures of the Municipal Barge Terminal in Minneapolis:
Overview barge terminal: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=81148
Closeup 1: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...eid=102086
Closeup 2: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=81513
Closeup 3: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=81486
Aerial view: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...eid=150170

Crane lifting stuff between barges and cars (or the other way around):
Unloading coke from barges: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=77010
Loading coal into gondolas: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...eid=170270
Loading shipping containers onto barges: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...eid=163371
Unloading tractors from flatcars: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...eid=198404
Loading pipes onto barges: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...eid=170241

Interesting railroad loads:
Oil barge on flatcar: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=30843

Interesting barges:
"Boxcar barge": http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=18504
Oil barge at terminal: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...eid=152742
Oil barge on river: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...eid=151380
Coal barge: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=77011
Grain barge: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=97361

Smile,
Stein