Re: Another DPL Gem: Glenisle.

Posted by Jeff Young on Apr 19, 2015; 4:17pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Another-DPL-Gem-Glenisle-tp1820p2113.html

Hi Chris,

Thanks for those additional scenes.  

My four sidings are Jefferson and Kokomo (on the C&S), and Sargent and Marshall Pass (on the D&RGW).  Fortunately, I’ve found documentary evidence for three of them: Jefferson and Marshall Pass with elevated mains but minimal ditches, and Sargent pretty dang flat.

I imagine drainage wasn’t much of a problem for the Kokomo siding / wye (being up on the knoll above the D&RGW ROW).  Given the other examples, I think I’ll go with flat there.

Cheers,
Jeff.

FWIW, Marshall Pass does have a ditch on either side of the pair of tracks to drain the cut through the ridge.  And post-1940 pictures of Sargent appear to show the main slightly elevated, but that’s just because it has been upgraded to 85# rail while the rest of the yard is ~ 50#.