Re: Kokomo

Posted by Jeff Young on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Kokomo-tp1652p1750.html

Hi Jim,

That 1913 George Diary picture is particularly interesting to me as it shows two trestles over creeks/ditches on otherwise relatively flat ground.  Definitely gives me inspiration to vary things up a bit on the lines through town.

I’m modelling in HOn3.  It won’t be an accurate representation of Kokomo/Recen as I don’t have the space (Todd’s map is about 60’ long in HO scale), but I plan to attempt accurate representations of some of the buildings and their settings (in town, edge of town, etc.).

In fact, all of my layout has considerable compression: the D&RGW tracks leaving Kokomo go over Marshall Pass to Sargent, while the S&P tracks head up to Alpine Tunnel.  Fremont Pass, Leadville and the whole western side of South Park have been squeezed out.

In the other direction, Dickey, Breckenridge, Boreas and Como have all been lost, with the S&P line leaving Kokomo descending down into eastern South Park and the Alma branch and Jefferson.

While it sometimes feels a bit jumbled, it does give me the opportunity to model a good mix of stuff (ranch land, high country, placer and hard-rock mining, railroad pass operations, etc.).

My timeline is also somewhat disjoint.  C-19 #346 is on lease to the C&S for the High Line.  Wearing its Ridgway spark arrestor, it appears in pre-wreck form.  (The Kokomo/South Park sections are therefore April/May 1936).  

In contrast, C-19 #345 has just returned to the D&RGW, and is spending a bit of time on the pre-Shamano Gunnison line.  That puts Marshall Pass & Sargent in April 1937.  

And or course my Alpine Tunnel section can’t really be any later than 1910….

Cheers,
Jeff.