> -----Original Message----- > From: Tupaczewski, Paul R > What's with the very wide spacing on the mains? That is something from our early days in 1979-80. If we could do it over we'd use proper prototype spacing. Of course, as resident mythkeeper, I can rationalize it, because the left hand track is the Chesapeake & Lake Erie, and the right hand track is the Cumberland Western, which was an underfunded venture that built from west to east, and barely made it into Elkton, where the Nickless Yard is located. The spacing reflects the original separate ownership. Shortly after the CW made it into Elkton, the much more well-funded C&LE took advantage of the CW's rough financial shape, and bought a controlling interest. Later on, the CW yard was made the EB yard, and the C&LE yard became the westbound yard. It was at that time that Nadeau Engine Terminal was built. (We will be the cover story of the next (I think) issue of Scale Rails, the NMRA's magazine). > > > > BTW, Paul, your sketch isn't really a compound ladder. It's > > a useful illustration, but not a compound ladder. > > True, it was more of a straight ladder with a switch tossed into one of > the yard tracks, but the point was to show the skewing of the 89' cars. > It was a lot faster to draw than a true compound ladder ;) I did take photos of our true compound ladder and will post them later tonight or (hmmmm, 12:15 am, hmmm) tomorrow night. SGL E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.1.441) Database version: 6.12290 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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