SpaceMouse
Fun Lover
My quest of a prototypical layout using an LDE ala Koester, et al took another step forward today when I actually fit the my town's PRR terminal onto a 30" x 72" folding table. It has been my goal to make a layout that would fold up and fit under my upcoming basement layout--one that would allow me to run my PRR engines.
The first shot is a 1938 aerial photo of Downtown Indiana, PA. The turntable has been taken out (darn) but you can see where it was. Turning trains is now being done on a set of double wyes, one owned by the PRR and the other by the B&O--but no interchange so I sacked that LDE.
I had a lot of trepidation about it being able to fit, but by clipping off the longer industry to the right and Stewart's Hardware on the left, I got it in.
I also compressed the block so the angles of the sidings are a little off.
Next step, identify and find pictures of the buildings. This is what I have so far.
The first shot is a 1938 aerial photo of Downtown Indiana, PA. The turntable has been taken out (darn) but you can see where it was. Turning trains is now being done on a set of double wyes, one owned by the PRR and the other by the B&O--but no interchange so I sacked that LDE.
I had a lot of trepidation about it being able to fit, but by clipping off the longer industry to the right and Stewart's Hardware on the left, I got it in.
I also compressed the block so the angles of the sidings are a little off.
Next step, identify and find pictures of the buildings. This is what I have so far.