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
Section Name:
LIGHT INDUSTRY AND LAND WORKS
Major Engine Road Names:
Sante Fe, Illinois Central, Rock Island, Southern, Smokey Mountain,
Great Northern, Midwest Quarry & Mining, Union Pacific, Erie, Lehigh,
Southern Pacific, Greenbrier, Boise Cascade, Burlington Northern,
Burlington Northern & Sante Fe, Milwaukee
Track Length:
HO Gauge	Equiv.			N Gauge	Equiv.
Total Feet	Miles			Total Feet	Miles
381	6.28			131	3.97
Engines:
HO Gauge				N Gauge
Locomotive	Count			Locomotive	Count
Type	Single	Double	Triple	Type	Single	Double	Triple
Diesel	8	4		Diesel	2	6
Steam	6	6		Steam
Electric				Electric
Trolley				Trolley
Other				Other
Total	14	10	0	Total	2	6	0
Rolling Stock:
HO Gauge				N Gauge
Car Type	Count			Car Type	Count
Passenger				Passenger
Freight	144			Freight	93
Other				Other
Total	144			Total	93
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			6
Mainline + paired trains			3	Mainline + paired trains			2
Independent Sidings			12	Independent Sidings
Total			21	Total			8
Other:
HO Gauge				N Gauge
Item			Count	Item			Count
Switch Track			16	Switch Track
Tunnel Portals			6	Tunnel Portals			4