US Farming Town and Farming

Engine Type: Diesel

Model Gauge: HO, N

Era: 1940’s to Current

Type of Service: Passenger, Trolley and Freight

Description:

This section includes a plains farm or cattle town of yesterday or today, ranching and farm support including grain elevator, cattle pen and beef processing.   It also includes a family farm and grain storage facility and feed distribution center. It has a “N” gauge small mountain town typically established to support mining and farming.

Major Sections:

Downtown Greeley

Stock yards and cattle processing plant

Cemetery

Dairy farm

STATISTICAL DATA FOR SECTION
Section Name:
US FARMING AND FARMING TOWN
Major Engine Road Names:
Sante Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande,
Canadian Pacific
Track Length:
HO Gauge	Equiv.			N Gauge	Equiv.
Total Feet	Miles			Total Feet	Miles
432	7.12			121	3.67
Engines:
HO Gauge				N Gauge
Locomotive	Count			Locomotive	Count
Type	Single	Double	Triple	Type	Single	Double	Triple
Diesel	5	3	1	Diesel	1	2
Steam	1			Steam
Electric				Electric
Trolley				Trolley	2
Other				Other
Total	6	3	1	Total	3	2	0
Rolling Stock:
HO Gauge				N Gauge
Car Type	Count			Car Type	Count
Passenger	13			Passenger	6
Freight	109			Freight	20
Other				Other
Total	122			Total	26
Running Trains Breakdown:
HO Gauge				N Gauge
Type of railroad Line			Count	Type of railroad Line			Count
Mainline with single train			6	Mainlines with single train			2
Mainline + paired trains			1	Mainline + paired trains			3
Independent Sidings			2	Independent Sidings
Total			9	Total			5
Other:
HO Gauge				N Gauge
Item			Count	Item			Count
Switch Track			4	Switch Track
Tunnel Portals			8	Tunnel Portals			2