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Here are just a
few modeling ideas based on the real-life Minnesota Commercial Railway and
thier Hiawatha District switching plans. They are all located on Hwy 55 in
South Minneapolis [exit I-94 and go about 1 mile south] and can be found by
simply looking for the grain elevators.
First up is Atkinson Mill. Here
there is a lot of room for cars but also a lot of special instructions...
Coming sooon - photos of each mill.
GM Mill on the left with their
critter, the Atkinson Mill is on the right... Andy Inserra photo - Nov. 04
The north half -
as seen from the 38th St Station. South half is below at 38th St. Andy Inserra
photo - Nov. 04
Standing at 38th St facing north, Atkinson Mill on left, GM
Mill on right. Andy Inserra photo - Nov. 04
Right at the edge of 38th St. -
when they say no clearance they don't fool around. The General Mills mill is on
the right...
Andy Inserra photo - Nov. 04
On the left is the mill for General
Mills - click here for more on that mill. On the left
is the Atkinson Mill. Note the small maze of tracks on the road and leading up
to the mill areas. This is 37th St. Andy Inserra photo - Nov. 04
Apologies for the crookedness of the next
one, we will try to change that soon. Anyway, this is Nokomis Mill. Anyone
driving along 55 knows it, this is the one that places cars right next to the
road. This one is a bit tighter and has the nice feature of a hill that will
add to the switching fun.
Next
is Elevator T. This one is on the other side of the mainline for those of you
that have plenty of space. This one uses its own power to move cars -therefore
you have jobs for that little GE or other critter you have waiting to
use.
So there you go - a few ideas to work with for some tight
switching layouts. All plans are real track plans too so no need to worry about
"is this realisitic?" any more!
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