Branch Track/Twin Track

[Andrew Wallice Matheson]

Hi Again, Dec 31st, 2000. 15:05 Hrs. MST.

I will B Building My Branch Line with
Ideals taken from the Branch Track and the
Twin Track Ideals. This will allow a Branch
Line with Singings/Yards and a Single Track
Main Line. I will Base My Widths on the
Comercial Site Built and use a Lengh of
I.5 Metres and Operate a U Shape Type of
Design.
If all Goes Well I hope to have 6 Stations with Various Grain Type Bldgs.
taken from the Walthers Catalogues. and
make it an Ideal Branch Line
Take Care for Now.

Andrew,
Calgary.

trainorders@hotmail.com

 

[Matthyro]

Andrew, have you ever thought about scratch building some of your structures? I looked for grain elevator kits but they didn't look like the real thing. Instead, I made some based on photographs I had taken in various locations in Saskatchewan and I am really pleased with how they turned out. It took me a while to get into this scratch building mode but now I seldom buy a kit anymore.
Robin

 

[Partsman]

There's a nice article on the older grain elevators in Saskatchewan with lots of pictures in the January issue of Railroad and Railfan.

We travel west to Alberta by car in July every year and I must admit I take a lot of side trips just to take pictures of some of these older structures myself.

The old style ones are disappearing quickly and being replaced with 'High through-put' massive concrete structures. Soon they will only exist through the medium of model train layouts and pictures.

[This message has been edited by Partsman (edited 01-01-2001).]