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Post by markm on Jan 16, 2019 8:11:10 GMT -5
Ingo,
You might want to try looking for publications from the Southern Pacific Technical & Historical Society (SPTHS.org). These people have collected extremely detailed and interesting information about every aspect of the Southern Pacific and it's subsidiaries. Over the years they have published technical details of virtually every piece of rolling stock and every structure ever owned by SP and some very interesting stories. They are very protective of their archives so no free online samples.
Their big convention this year is the Golden Spike sesquicentennial celebration at Promontory Utah.
Checking the online index of their quarterly magazine/newsletter, it looks like they've published about a dozen stories on the Argonaut, with about half for the TNO.
Mark
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Post by texrail on Jan 16, 2019 10:41:04 GMT -5
Mark, that´s a golden information! Many thanks! I own one of their publications, which I bought years ago at the Model Railrod Museum in San Diego. Indeed, interesting sories. This year I plan to visit San Antonio and West-Texas again.So, no money for a flight to the convention, but to become a member of the SPTHS  . Best regards, Ingo |
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Post by markm on Jan 16, 2019 11:17:04 GMT -5
As far as the convention, that train has left the station. Last of October I booked one of the last 4 hotel/motel rooms in Ogden. The convention alone is expecting 600 people who want to go the ceremony and the local tourist boards expects 25-30K visitors that weekend.
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Post by texrail on Aug 10, 2019 5:06:27 GMT -5
The middle section of my layout had to wait for development quite long. Budget and time was too short for all ongoing projects.  But after another visit at the Big Bend area in West Texas I was fully motivated to continue with the vegetation and the future Sub-Division Point of Valentine / Texas.  Whilt the TEXAS EAGLE in the background is heading to Van Horn / Tx, the "SUNBEAM SPECIAL" of SP subsideary TEXAS & New Orleans is on his run to the fiesta in San Antonio/ Tx. |
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Post by texrail on Aug 10, 2019 5:09:20 GMT -5
 Maybe, a better view |
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Post by jhrailroading on Aug 10, 2019 10:40:49 GMT -5
Very nice! What about that little industry on the left? I'd love to see that closer.
-Jason
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Post by texrail on Aug 11, 2019 17:02:58 GMT -5
You have a good eye, Jason! As Valantine / Tx. is my Sub-Division point with west- and eastbound local frights, I needed some loading points along their run. For the westbound local it should be more than Sierra Blanca and Ft. Hancock. So I´ve choosen two additional spurs: a cattle spur and a crude oil spur for the oilfield nearby.   |
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Post by bloodynose on Aug 11, 2019 22:06:06 GMT -5
Very nice! I like your work! Being a south western native (SE AZ) and a SP fan this hits home for me. Seeing a desert layout that has been done well is very impressive. The only thing missing... cattle and a dirt cattle watering tank next to a wash, but I'm not complaining.
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Post by texrail on Aug 12, 2019 8:06:12 GMT -5
Bloodynose, You are absolutely right! Cattles are the essence of West -Texas. I hope, I can represent them well on my layout. Let´s beginn with the Sierra Blanca stockyard:  At this stockyard yoe will find 90 cows and calfs , beside some sheeps .  The Red Star Cattle Ranch has a impressive entrance, but no roof on the ranchhouse and no ( visibble) cattles. but they willcome!  |
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Post by texrail on Aug 12, 2019 8:12:39 GMT -5
If You are looking for a dry wash.... Well, no dry wash, but a dried out river. I just needed a reason for some bridges  .   Thr riverbed continues, forcing the right of way to make a swing arround the hills. |
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Post by texrail on Aug 12, 2019 8:21:48 GMT -5
Finally a look to the cattle spur, just close to the crude oil spur:  In Presidio county Highland Herefords ( a mix between Longhorns and british Durham Shorthorns ) were common.  To prevent the cattle to leave their fenced-in area, the cattle spur has to have some obsacles for the cattle hoofs |
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Post by jhrailroading on Aug 12, 2019 15:47:33 GMT -5
That's great! I love that you accurately modeled the cattle fence crossing the tracks.
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Post by texrail on Aug 13, 2019 16:42:45 GMT -5
At the right side of the Brester County peninsula, Valentine /Tx. is under construction. Today there is a single track through town, but in the glory days as a subdivison point, there have been 8 tracks, 2 watertowers, a turntable and a 12-stall-roundhouse. That´s excuse enough to built a operational hub with a lot of servicing facillities .   |
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Post by cwrr on Aug 13, 2019 23:42:54 GMT -5
Nice little terminal, that'll keep you busy!
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Post by texrail on Aug 14, 2019 2:23:05 GMT -5
Oh yes! And with low money in my pocket too.  |
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