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Am I reading that wrong? Or are you saying that my railroad would have that kind of volume? If so, how did you come to that number?

I gained a lot from that thread. Things got a little heated last night because some people refuse to entertain the ideas of others, simply because they don't reflect their own. Personally, I think it would be a boring world if we all thought the same. I have to keep reminding myself that...

Howdy! I've been in the planning phase of my layout for well over a year now. Most of this time has been spent researching and trying to develop a sense of what exactly it is I want. I've purchased track, lots of rolling stock, and even started on a few structures. My benchwork was even ready...

Can you explain how it differs? Can you explain this as well? In your example, the NKP has no mainline to Wheeling. The only way it could get there is over W&LE rails, so how would they be able to choose pure NKP routing? Also, what is a captive shipper? Yes, the lines (self described "Coal...

RE: Interchange traffic. There are a lot of things flying around in this thread that I don't fully understand. That's why I originally posted this in the Operations forum in the first place, to hopefully learn more about how things work. But before this goes any further, I do want to address...

Actually...I did... According to a 1954 NKP system map, the W&LE District breaks down as follows: - W&LE District = 469 miles Other trackage - Lake Junction to Lorain (L&WV RY) = 25 miles - Trackage rights into Cleveland via Big Four = 32 miles - Trackage rights over N&SS RY = 4 miles - Misc...

I am modeling 1953. The map is from 1924. It was the most recent I could find that had just railroads on it, without highways and a bunch of other clutter. I checked with different maps, and the routes from other railroads are still accurate on this one. The route is probably around 400...

Updated map... I thickened the route of my railroad, so it can be seen a little easier. Also, I added a few very important items: 1) A port connection @ Toledo. 2) A port connection @ Cleveland. 3) I created a "Coal Belt". While they can't be seen on this (or really any other) map...

Also... With the name "Erie" being so prevelant in railroad names in this neck of the woods, I'm entertaining the idea of renaming my road to something like that. Erie and Southern is at the top of my list right now. Any other suggestions?

I thought about the competition and the NKP before I routed my line. Here's how I see it: In addition to what Larry has already said, my line and the W&LE could've been competing earlier in their history. The NKP bought the W&LE around 1922, which would be about 30 years prior to the year I'm...

Update... Here's the new system map. Pardon the compression, but the original is huge (1600x1600) and very detailed. You should be able to make out the lines still though. I'm only showing the surrounding counties because a map this size would take forever to load if I didn't. As you can see...

Very informative, Larry! Looking forward to Part 2. :thumb:

My girlfriend "acts" interested...kind of the same way I do when she starts talking about one of her CSI tv shows. She does ask a few questions, but most of the time I think she just humors me because she knows I like talking trains. So far, the most involved she's gotten is to give me The...

Maybe I'm being too difficult... Here's the track plan I was going to use. This is the 3x6 Scenic and Relaxed. Basically with my new available space, I'm adding another 3x6 on the left side of this. The L would point down, making the back edge 9'. Maybe this plan can be modified a little...

In the April 2006 issue of Model Railroader, there's a layout on page 53 of the Naugatuck Valley RR. I'm attempting to adapt this plan to fit my space, but it's not working so well. Using track planning software is pretty horrible.

BLMA is your best bet. You can see what all they have by doing a search on Walthers.com.

Howdy :wave: I'm starting a thread with the hopes that the CFO (aka my girlfriend) approves some additional real estate for me. Right now, I'm working with the "Scenic and Relaxed" plan, which is 3x6. I'm hoping to be able to expand that to an L shaped layout of 9x6x3. This would be a dream...

I'm going to agree with Galen on this one. There are many talented people here at The Gauge, and no one would steer you wrong on a track plan. However, this is an expensive hobby, and planning is a key element that will save a lot of headache later. Personally, I looked at hundreds of...

Looks pretty cool! :thumb: As for what's missing...the Mrs. and I think it needs some trees or landscaping.

Larry, I routed the line NW of Norwalk back along its original line back to Wauseon to establish a connection to the DT&I and Wabash. Also, I extended the line S to Wheeling, VA and added a few branchlines into a few of the major coal producing counties (Jefferson, Belmont) and also near...