There was a proposed narrow gauge transcontinental railroad to connect Washington, DC with the D&RG in Denver. It was underestimated and died in the depression of the 1870's, with only a small portion built. The was also the Grand Narrow Gauge Trunk using three railroads (Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis; St. Louis & Cairo; Texas & St. Louis) plus some feeder roads, which ran from Toledo, Ohio to Texas and tried to compete with the standard gauge railroads of the day, but it collapsed in the early 1880's.
You're right that once the narrow gauge fever ended, they were essentially substandard feeder or industrial railroads. There were some connections among ng roads, but they increasingly disappeared as time went on. I sounds like I'll have to take some pictures, but it will have to wait until I do my repairs and track revisions. I need to finish a dual gauge yard ladder first. Dave Heine Easton, PA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of scale S only Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 11:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FNF - On to Mt. Union Hi all -- My SLE&P (sg) and CCC (ng) are both fictional, but based on the typical scenario of the narrow gauge supplying the standard gauge with loads to take away to the broader market. As far as I know, all the narrow gauge railroads were built with this in mind once it was realized that there would be no transcontinental narrow gauge roads (the Rio Grande came close in going from Denver to Salt Lake, but that lasted only a few years...). My CCC uses revamped Athearn 2 bay hoppers of imagineered design, but they are convincing. I also have some of the Chicago Models hoppers to build. Had PBL ever come out with the EBT’s big mikes (15-18), I would have swapped out most of my CO prototype models for them. Or had Bill Wade done them, I would probably still have made the swap. Unfortunately, his EBT power choices did not suit my style... I, too, would like to see photos of Dave’s coal facilities. Not much got done on the layout the last two weeks as I was left alone by my wife who had to run off to CA to take care of her parents’ estate. You would think that was bonanza time, but in reality this is the time around here when you have to clean up the fall leaf mess and prune the trees and bushes. Between that, taking care of other house chores and getting the Christmas cards out, I had practically no train time. I DID manage to spruce up my foam core mock-up of the passenger station with a real roof (as opposed to imaginary), and I think I like how it came out. Now I just have to set up the passenger canopies either side of the building. Once all is satisfactory, a real structure will be built. I hope everyone is ready for the fat man in the red suit! Bill Winans Prescott Valley, AZ --------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
