First let me introduce myself,
I've been lurking these forums for a while now, and have been thinking hard about what I would like to model my first real railroad after. I am no stranger to model railroading. I built my first HO railroad when I was about 8. Since then it's just been simple loops with a yard or 2. I am a full season pittsburgh pirates, and pengins ticket holder, and I am about to graduate with my degree in Tech-Ed.
Now that I'm finally about done to be a student and will have some income, time, and space. I'm getting antsy to start planning. I have always been more interested in the yard aspect of a model railroad than I have been in running trains. I am also in love with large steam engines. Sometime yesterday I had a vision for my layout theme, and i dont know how I hadn't thought of it before. I would like to make a railroad based on the 1940's pittsburgh steel industry.
I would like to have a large yard at a steel mill, a yard next to some docks on the allegheney to deliver coal to the mill, and some sort of city building project where the finished steel needs to be delivered. I'd also like to have some sort of engine servicing area. i'd like most of the railroad to be point to point operation. However I'll need atleast a loop or two of continuous running for young kids. If anybody knows of any good books or websites about building yards. Or about railroads that operated for the pittsburgh steel industry during that area. I'd really appreciate some references, I'm really excited to start planning my first pike and would really like to get all the info i can before I start track planning.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
CustomHobbyDecals.com
I've been lurking these forums for a while now, and have been thinking hard about what I would like to model my first real railroad after. I am no stranger to model railroading. I built my first HO railroad when I was about 8. Since then it's just been simple loops with a yard or 2. I am a full season pittsburgh pirates, and pengins ticket holder, and I am about to graduate with my degree in Tech-Ed.
Now that I'm finally about done to be a student and will have some income, time, and space. I'm getting antsy to start planning. I have always been more interested in the yard aspect of a model railroad than I have been in running trains. I am also in love with large steam engines. Sometime yesterday I had a vision for my layout theme, and i dont know how I hadn't thought of it before. I would like to make a railroad based on the 1940's pittsburgh steel industry.
I would like to have a large yard at a steel mill, a yard next to some docks on the allegheney to deliver coal to the mill, and some sort of city building project where the finished steel needs to be delivered. I'd also like to have some sort of engine servicing area. i'd like most of the railroad to be point to point operation. However I'll need atleast a loop or two of continuous running for young kids. If anybody knows of any good books or websites about building yards. Or about railroads that operated for the pittsburgh steel industry during that area. I'd really appreciate some references, I'm really excited to start planning my first pike and would really like to get all the info i can before I start track planning.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
CustomHobbyDecals.com