Straight Hollow Sub Clinchfield RR.


 * 1) This page will be about my future layout now in planning stages.  My layout will depict a fictional subdivision  of the Clinchfield railroad. My railroad will follow the old switchback branch that climbed out of Dante, Virginia on a switchback. In my world the switchbacks were replaced with loops such as what the C&O did at Claypool, WVa. The line extended beyond the old mines to reach new coal tipples and a new prep plant. It extended for 40 miles up on Sandy Ridge and ended at the prep plant. An interchange with the NW line coming south out of Dismal Yard will add more traffic. Industries such as a lumber yard, cement plant, team track and pulp wood yard will add variety to the endless strings of coal hoppers.
 * 2) I want to use MR's Virginian project layout as a base but, that may change as I nail down my design. I have 12x16 feet to use in my garage. Once I get it cleaned out. :) As a matter of necessity it needs to be simple and not be overly complicated.
 * 3) I know how I want things but l am having trouble designing the yard I want. The published stub end yard isn't cutting it. This yard needs to support: 2 mine runs, the NW interchange train, a local freight and a road freight to and from the simulated Dante Yard (Staging). The biggest coal train, raw coal to the prep plant/ clean coal to the mainline at Dante, will originate and terminate in staging.
 * 4) I want a small engine service area for the mine run/ local freight power. The NW power will layover on a stub siding I willinclude by the yard office. That is all for now. When I have the history nailed down i will post it plus some pics of my motive power.