Owner Name:

David M. Koss

Builder Name:

David M. Koss

Date Built:

1993 and later

Status:

Complete

Module Type:

Standard module with Orange Track and Mountain Division

Length:

12' (3 x 4')

Width:

2'

Passing Sidings:

Red

Other Tracks:

Orange + Mountain Division

Industrial Spurs:

See below

Yard Tracks:

None

Engine Service:

None

Crossovers:

Blue-to-Yellow clockwise

Electrical:

Track Buses:

12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors

12VDC Bus (White):

12-Gauge Wire with Powerpole Connectors

Accessory Bus (Brown):

Not installed

LocoNet Bus:

Not installed

Packaging for Transport

3 individual modules

Module Photograph




Marion, NC (Top photo = Left half of module; Bottom photo = right half)

Track Plan






Marion, NC (Top photo = Left 4' of module; Center photo = center 4'; Bottom photo = right 4' of module)

Description
Marion, NC is located near the junction of the Southern Railway tracks between Hickory and Asheville, and the Clinchfield main line from Spartanburg, SC to Johnson City, TN. The upper track represents the Southern with the lower modeling the busy Clinchfield main line. Just a few minutes of waiting and several trains hauling coal and other freight through the Blue Ridge Mountains should arrive.

The quiet city of Marion, with the old brick mill building at the center of town, is busy today with several deliveries to the distribution warehouse. Blue Ridge Manufacturing is also busy with tractor trailers waiting to be loaded.

Just outside of town is the Western Carolina Granite Company where loads of stone ballast are waiting for the next local freight.

Industries