Hi All, As some of you might know, I am working towards building a series of Modules showing Dunsmuir California between 1960-1965. Lots of changes to the site during that period of time. I have enough for the lower yard area and changes to the Roundhouse and various buildings, but nothing on the Diesel Facilities on the north part of the yard. I found a listing for a back issue of SP Trainline I cannot locate that has some info on that part of the yard. See Below. Issue 62 The 72' Harriman Chair Cars(Don Munger). Dunsmuir Diesel Facility (John Signor, with drawings by Matt Zebrowski) Rhythms of an Earlier Day LA Industrial District Switching in 1918(Larry Mullaly) Modeling the Southern Pacific (Anthony Thompson) Mail Bag Does anyone have this issue and is it possible to get some information on what the article on the Diesel Facility has in it? If you could contact me at Joe@micro-trains.com it would be much appreciated. Cheers Joe
Hey Jurg Yep, that's the animal. I just need an overall shot, or the drawings from that article, not sure where to place the structure and the tower, or what else was over there. Joe
Joe - Southern Pacific Shasta Division - John Signor, has a yard layout for 1947 if that would help. I know there was a 2 part article by Main Line Modeler (Oct 2000) or something like that..but have yet to find it. Try one of the RR mag data bases out there, probably even a history book of Dunsmuir. edited - opps, should have read further now.
Joe, I was gonna suggest you contact "PhotoBob" Morris who has lived in Dunsmuir and photographed everything railroading there for years. Lo and behold you have a photo by him in the responses. Check his web site and there should be a "contact" addy for him. Of course, he is a professional photog and sells his photos for a living. :teeth:
it raises the question: did SP paint GPs in black widow colors? i don't know, i'm not an SP modeler and never looked it up. the scheme does grow on one, though doesn't it. dave f.
PhotoBob, sells standard plan books of SP structures volume 5 has the Diesel shed that was in the lower yard. http://www.snowcrest.net/photobob/steamage.html Just to get things straight, you are trying to model the larger yard south of Dunsmuir right and not the upper yard where the roundhouse, depot and machine shop where in Dunsmuir?
Yard Tim, Nope, the upper yard with all the fixin's as it was between 1960-1965. I'm working towards my MMR and want to use the Upper Yard of Dunsmuir as the anchor for the program. The time period goes with the availability of the GP9's we produce as well as the upcoming E8's and Passenger cars which makes conversions for other prototypes easier...and don't forget the F7's. I have the articles from the Mainline Modeler and most of the internet resources...thanks for the link to the Standards Guide...didn't know about those...will have to order something soon. There were lots of changes to the area over the years but most of the major structures were still there sans the larger half of the round house. The Machine Shop and Stores were still there and I wanted to be sure to pick a time when it was since it's such a dominate structure. I blew up the drawings from the book Rails in the Shadow of Mt Shasta and showed the folks in the Bay Area when I was down there...fun rolling out a plan that's 12' long!. Beyond just a huge module I want to try and be as historically correct as possible, again with the mind of doing this as part of the MMR. You made me think about this whole thing and I realized that the Diesel Facility was in the South Yard right?...So for the time being forget that part? Thanks for the link, I'm sure I'll be in contact to pick your brain! Cheers Joe MTL
