Light Industry & Land Works
Engine Type: Steam & Diesel
Model Gauge: HO, N
Era: 1940’s to Current
Type of Service: Freight
Description:
This section includes modern light industry such as small factories and automobile and tire plant, concrete factory, UPS type distribution center and a furniture company. The other part of this section is devoted to land use endeavors such as logging and lumber processing, quarry activity and marble and brick production.
Major Sections:
Logging
Lumber processing
Coal processing
Quarry and quarry extraction
Stone cutting and sales
Manufacturing – auto, tires and engine refurbishing
Delivery
service
STATISTICAL DATA FOR SECTION |
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Section Name: |
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LIGHT INDUSTRY AND
LAND WORKS |
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Major Engine Road
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Sante Fe, Illinois
Central, Rock Island, Southern, Smokey Mountain, |
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Great Northern,
Midwest Quarry & Mining, Union Pacific, Erie, Lehigh, |
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Southern Pacific,
Greenbrier, Boise Cascade, Burlington Northern, |
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Burlington Northern
& Sante Fe, Milwaukee |
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Track Length: |
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HO Gauge |
Equiv. |
N Gauge |
Equiv. |
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Total Feet |
Miles |
Total Feet |
Miles |
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381 |
6.28 |
131 |
3.97 |
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Engines: |
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HO Gauge |
N Gauge |
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Locomotive |
Count |
Locomotive |
Count |
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Type |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
Type |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
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Diesel |
8 |
4 |
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Diesel |
2 |
6 |
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Steam |
6 |
6 |
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Steam |
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Electric |
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Electric |
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Trolley |
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Trolley |
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Other |
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Other |
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Total |
14 |
10 |
0 |
Total |
2 |
6 |
0 |
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Rolling Stock: |
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HO Gauge |
N Gauge |
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Car Type |
Count |
Car Type |
Count |
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Passenger |
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Passenger |
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Freight |
144 |
Freight |
93 |
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Other |
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Other |
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Total |
144 |
Total |
93 |
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Running Trains
Breakdown: |
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HO Gauge |
N Gauge |
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Type of railroad Line |
Count |
Type of railroad Line |
Count |
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Mainline with single
train |
6 |
Mainlines with single
train |
6 |
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Mainline + paired
trains |
3 |
Mainline + paired
trains |
2 |
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Independent Sidings |
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12 |
Independent Sidings |
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Total |
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21 |
Total |
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8 |
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Other: |
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HO Gauge |
N Gauge |
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Item |
Count |
Item |
Count |
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Switch Track |
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16 |
Switch Track |
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Tunnel Portals |
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6 |
Tunnel Portals |
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4 |