HILX / HISC
and CW&GLR
Model Railroad
These two fictional
railroads
will occupy the same HO scale model railroad layout within my basement.
Pictures, ideas, and my
thoughts
will be coming soon regarding the plans and my dreams for this endeavor.
As for now... here are
the general
outlines for these fictional railroads of mine!
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HILX /
HISC:
Heathrob
Industrial Leasing
- and / or -
Heathrob
Industrial Switching
Corp.
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CW
& GLR:
Cincinnati
Western &
Great Lakes
Regional
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The HILX may very well turn into HISC
(Heathrob
Industrial Switching Corp.) at some point in the
future.
My thoughts have
turned from a leasing company that
lends out power,
to a local switching
railroad. Possibly,
the "older" power will have the HILX markings
and will
still be leased
out, but the remainder
of the companies
units will have the HISC
logo (whatever that may turn out to be...)
on them. Ideas come and go at will you know!?
Power:
GP-30's and other 4 axle locomotives. |
The CW&GLR is a 'small-ish' railroad that is
part of
a fictional
consortium of other smaller railroads (This
consortium,
much like the real-life RailAmerica, may include the HISC once it branches out from the
primary leasing company
into doing local
switching duties.) The CW&GLR
gets it's primary business from a local power plant, and large auto
parts
warehouse on one small-ish mainline (purchased
by
the CW&GLR) that a class-1 railroad
has
let go of for financial reasons. (hey, this is
my
railroad, not real life!)
Power:
SD-35's and other 4 & 6 axle locomotives. |
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Notes: On
my layout in it's
current only on paper,
'dream' form, the CW&GLR has the primary switching yard and
one (rather
large)
industry to switch, but only occupies an approximate quarter of the
space.
The HILX/HISC will occupy the rest of the layout and
have
the primary switching duties for the remainder of the industries
served.
So far, I've got 7 industries to be served, but that will possibly be
reduced
to 6 (hopefully not less)
because
of spacial constraints. (isn't that always
the
case?) |
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4-24-2003
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Well....
time flies and
I've been having fun!
After starting
this layout in the summer of 2002, I have finished the framing, the
trackwork,
and have wired it for DCC running! Wow... and I thought I'd never
get it done, especially since the size of the layout greatly surprised
me - and in a GOOD way!
My
earlier track estimates were unfortunately off a little due to a plan
that
just wasn't quite the right fit. (don't you just
hate
it when you're only off by 4 inches?)
So...
with a very small alteration of the faulty plan... Viola!
I have what I consider to be a great switching layout that I and a few
friends (only a few will fit!)
will enjoy for quite some time to come.
I have
8, yes... count them, 8 industries to serve within the same space I
thought
I'd have to cram in only 6 or the invisioned 7. I found a nice
area
for a 'team track'/bulk loading siding that I hadn't previously viewed
as 'available'.
Once
I get going and create time (and who among us
has
time to create time!?!?!?!) for scanning, I'll
be
sure to amend this page and scan in pictures of the construction of my
'small-ish' (7 1/2' x 18 1/2')
"L" shaped HO scale model railroad layout! |
| 12-17-2003 |
Hmmm, more
fun to be had
than I could have possibly imagined!
The layout
is coming down! But not for bad reasons in any way shape or form!
My
wonderful little family is now going to be moving to a larger house in
this general area. (read: daddy gets the whole
basement
this time!) My 'smallish' (7
1/2' x 18 1/2') layout is going to definitely
triple
in size (if not more... )
and
become the layout that it was always destined to be. (at
least from the multitude of visions that I've had in my head
recently...
)
I know
that the layout as it stands now will be incorporated within the new
and
expanded layout. How exactly, I don't know... but mostly in the
same
general sense that it is currently. I've constructed it in a
modular
way (sort of... ) in
order for
me to be able to move it easier. So some of the pieces as they
currently
are situated will be either moved to other areas of the layout, or
become
expanded within the generous new space that I'll have at the new house!
This
increase in size will happen over a rather large amount of time due to
time and money issues, (and don't we all have
those?)
so don't expect any quick and timely updates from someone like
me.
I mean, just look at the past year or so!
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02-17-2004
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Ohhhh,
too much fun for my brain to handle at once...
My new basement is rather a whole lot
bigger than I'd imagined it could be. The dimensions are 43' x
23' (23' x 23' w/ a 20' x 10' 3" wing).
A far cry from the earlier point to point switching layout I had.
Now, my only problems are time, money (mostly this
unfortunately), and finding/deciding on a track plan
that I'm happy with and will accomplish all I've invisioned.
As it is now... I've got the mainline running
alone the perimeter of the basement walls and I've decided to change
the names of some of my fictional shortlines. I'll include my
latest revisions to my timeline and railroad names very soon.
As for now... Oh, man do I have my work cut
out for me!
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