Here's a gold mine for layout planning. http://www.terminalrailroad.com/pdf_bin/2006IndustryMaps.pdf For those on dialup it's 2.3MB but well worth the time to download. Here's a sample. Cheers David
David, Nice catch! It is indeed a wealth of information for those who are planning to model industrial switching. For the novice this site opens the door on how much information is needed to efficiently set out or pickup a freight car. For the more advanced modeler, this site provides an overview of the communication that takes place behind the scenes of an operating freight railroad. Thanks for sharing your find with us! Jerry
This is amazing! Thanks for posting it! We don't often realize the types of detailed manuals that crews have in hand. David
Actually I posted this in my post about the switching layout I am putting together. http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=89697
If you want to take a look at the actual area, here is a link. http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=10&Z=15&X=3721&Y=21417&W=2&qs=%7cst.+louis%7cmo%7c I'm modelling the Bremen Strt area.
David, I just stumbled across this post, but the link for the TRRA maps is dead. Any chance you saved a .pdf copy of this and would be willing to share? Take care
Wow: double shock. First, seeing a post by Wolfgang as if he were just around the (internet) corner, and Second, realizing it's been almost a year and a half since he's passed. For those of you who didn't know Wolfgang, please take the time to look through his website: Westport Terminal RR (And his other projects here). A wonderful modeler and generous soul who shared all he did with us.
Ya, his work always had me looking twice to make sure it was a model. Not too exciting but here is a 'map' of the various RRs coming into the area: http://www.terminalrailroad.com/Customers/Maps.aspx Hope it helps.
Try these links...The links sysdfg had originally posted 7 years ago had a LOT more detail, but you may be able to get a general idea of what tracks went where. 2006 Main Line Maps TRAStL Track Chart 2006 TRRA Map of Greater St Louis RRs B&O Map StLouis
