Re: "Unseen Clear Creek Passenger Service" -- Part 3, Questions

Posted by Keith Hayes on Dec 06, 2015; 12:57am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Yet-Another-DPL-Gem-Unseen-Clear-Creek-tp2400p4192.html

Jim:

Rick has transcribed the valuation map for Central City, and I somehow have the PDF. There IS an ash pit noted on Track 5 south of the depot (The track on the north side of the Depot appears to be 3, the track on the south side 4, the next track--a passing siding--is is 5, and then there is a spur to the south that serves Continental Oil which is track 6).

Operation of the Central/ Black Hawk branch appears to mirror that of the Evil Empire branches including Pagosa and Lake City. In both cases the locomotive was stationed at the end of the line and journeyed to meet the daily passenger at the junction. If recollection serves, in both cases the branch was about midway on the main passenger run, so the branch train would arrive before, say, the westbound and leave after the eastbound.

Central also has a coal bin. What it lacks is a water tank or water crane.