Re: Be a patron of the narrow gauge model building arts?? First Co-Op kits released!

Posted by Dave Eggleston on May 23, 2022; 6:40pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Be-a-patron-of-the-narrow-gauge-model-building-arts-tp17065p17752.html

Well, thanks for looking out for me, Jim!

You make a great point but also raise the great conundrum: balancing between what's interesting and what I really need--or actually have time to build!

One of the many joys of the Central City branch during the 1890s is it remained busy when other sections of the narrow gauge weren't. Along with the freight traffic opportunities, the physical limits of the switchback and realities of people opting to walk the mile up from Black Hawk seem to have limited passenger equipment on the mixed trains.  

For my layout's operations I've always planned for mixed trains, either with a headend car plus coach (a "modern" car or one of the earlier CC cars, 182 or 183) or a combine. A second "modern" car (one of the 14x cars) in the collection would add to variety between operating sessions. And allow for the occasional special passenger-only train. Hmmm....