Saturday, May 2, 2009

Operations?

It being late, and I'm being up, I've decided to touch briefly on operations of my version of the BBRy. The biggest operation is from McNamara to Potomac and Potomac to Camp 3. I figure there would be a small sawmill at Potomac so that would generate empties in and loads out, with Camp 3 lumber generating loads to both Potomac and McNamara. Potomac will be modeled as head of operations so all logging movements will begin and and there. This is of course in addition to the boxcar or two of supplies needed at both these locations, as well as heating oil and the library car. Yes I said library car! The Missoula Public Library had a library car on the BBRy. that housed over 2000 volumes. Makes for an interesting traffic tidbit. Not to mention camp car No. 2. a galloping goose type contraption that would haul loggers and mail when a full size train was not available or feasible.
Rolling stock can be fairly limited thankfully. I'm planing on five 40' flat cars and 3 50' flats. Trains will be a mix and match of these cars for most operations with the standard length train being four cars out of McNamara, with three continuing to Camp 3. The return to the landing will vary according to the lumber hicks production that day and that of the mill at Potomac. Two wood sheathed boxcars for finished lumber and supplies and a tank car for heating fuel.
Scratch building will consist of the jammers of various sizes, details to the flat cars, the library and camp car. I'm in luck that the prototypes for these projects are but a short drive away and in the open.
I'm hoping layout planning can begin in earnest this week and will continue until late May, at which point layout building will commence or I'll be leaving for my summer job.

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