Sunday, February 16, 2014

Operations I - Sample Train Orders

I don't have any trains in the train house yet, but I'm already thinking about operations. I occasionally buy train order from E-bay. These are Southern Ry. orders in areas close to my layout, but I haven't found any issued on the S-line in North Carolina yet. A recent order included a set of related orders issued at Severe Yard in Knoxville, TN. These orders are all on the Knoxville to Harriman line of the Tennessee Division. I'll start off with a list of the stations on this line. Sevier to Harriman is Westbound.
Miles from             Station                       Siding   Other
Knoxville
    0.0             West End Sevier Yard            -         yard
                     (East End Two Tracks)
    3.8                    Beverly Block
                     (West End Two Tracks)
    2.3                        Coster                          -          yard
    4.6                     Black Oak                      -            56
    8.2                        Powell                        104        10
   13.4                      Heiskell                        -            45
   15.6                 Chestnut Ridge                 -             -
   19.9                   East Siding                     116       160
   20.9                     Clinton                           -          yard
   24.6                      Laurel                           71          5
   33.6                      Poplar                           55          7
   35.6                  Oliver Springs                   -           15
   36.1               L. & N. Jct., Tenn.                -            -
   41.5                       Blair                            115         50
   46.0                   De Armond                       51         -
   50.5                     Harriman                         -           30
   51.5                 Harriman Jct.                       -         170

Layout Construction III - Backdrop & Valance

My backdrops are made using aluminum flashing. This is available in various widths in fifty foot rolls. That long enough to all around the train house with no joints. Here's the finished backdrop with the framing for the valance.

Backdrop and Valance Frame