Hi! My 4 x 8 work-in-process is barely out of the gridwork stage. And, the Mission Plan, as I call it, is a fictional, very small shortline privately owned by the local industries, farms and ranches in a small farming and industrial area in southern Arizona, at present times. A co-op was formed and various grants were made and bonds sold, but still the industries could only afford second hand equipment and diesels.
Which short, switching diesels, 0-4-0's or 0-6-0's would most likey be used by a small mine, warehouse, factory, farm supply house, oil storage facility, light manufacturing business, cattle feed lots, etc. etc. This, considering the sharp curves in the 4 x 8 G&D. I built one in N scale but my eyes rebelled so I donated it and I'm starting all over in HO.
The plan is for the switcher to collect all outgoing cars and place them on an outgoing spur. Then the big guy, (from the big city) comes down with a dozen cars, or so, and drops them off on an incoming spur. He then picks up the cars from the outgoing spur and takes off for far away places. Then the switcher sorts out the incoming cars and delivers them to the local business.Of course they each do a little show-off trip around the mainline a few times .
Thanks for any suggestions....I'm almost ready to roll! Mike Picture Rocks, AZ