This is a continuation of my original blog which documents the design and building of a model railroad, the Paducah and Lake Erie, a free-lance bridge line set in the modern time to replicate the coal hauling railroads of southwestern Pennsylvania. To see the original blog, go to www.blackdiamondsroute.blogspot.com. Click on any photo to enlarge it. You can view some of my photos of prototype railroad action at http://billlinson.rrpicturearchives.net.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Coal Loading Facility
Ah, finally! The start of the coal-loading facility. As I have stated in previous posts, the P&LE is basically a coal-hauling railroad. This is the start of a four-track storage yard. The flood loader will be located "around the corner" to the right, and have a three-track loading capability as well as a run-around track. The four tracks seen here come off the main line, and combined with the shuffling of cars between here and the loading facility and necessarily using the main line for some of those moves, the process will provide some interesting operational issues. The back of Brian Post is also seen here as he wires some turnouts.
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