dave1905 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 The nearest branch to your area is Cedar City, UT on the UP. I will send you track maps of Cedar City which will show you the track layout and what industries used to be on those tracks. All the hatched tracks are retired or out of service. The line was built in 1923. The area with the industries stretched over about 6 miles and the last 3 miles was on an ascending 1.9% grade. There was no real "yard" in the model railroad sense.  The majority of the industries on that line are building supplies (3 lumber dealers, a pipe company, a cement company and a copper products co.) Don't get too excited by the "Pullman Storage" track. Back in the 1940-s-50's and before they might have tourists go out there and that's where they would park the Pullman cars. Railroads tend to name things and the names will stick forever after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR88 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thanks dave for that, Ive decided now on an unloading ramp on one siding with a petrol unloading depot on the other. With all of your guys help i will be getting an nw2 switcher in UP and a budd rdc-1 to add to my fleet list. Also im putting a little re-fueling point on the runaround loops loco spur. Thanks again for all your help guys. I will be uploading photos of the layout when its done into either a blog or appropriate topic so look out for it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1905 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I would reccommend using Google or Bing Maps to look at Cedar City, UT. That will show you what a railroad in St George might have looked like. Caveat : most of the track in Cedar City is retired, the crossings are paved over and a lot of the tracks are gone but you can see where they were.  The team track is just north of N 100 W and W 400 N : https://maps.google.com/maps?q=cedar+city,+ut&hl=en&ll=37.685323,-113.061832&spn=0.003171,0.002983&sll=41.291859,-96.081249&sspn=0.217717,0.381775&t=h&hnear=Cedar+City,+Iron+County,+Utah&z=18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR88 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Cheers dave i shall do that later on this evening! One final question though, isn't this kato nw2 http://www.nscaleamericantrains.co.uk/en/dc-and-dcc-ready/32438-emd-nw2-union-pacific-1020.html have the post 1980s UP livery as it has "Serves all the west" on the cab side? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Cheers dave i shall do that later on this evening! One final question though, isn't this kato nw2 http://www.nscaleamericantrains.co.uk/en/dc-and-dcc-ready/32438-emd-nw2-union-pacific-1020.html have the post 1980s UP livery as it has "Serves all the west" on the cab side?  No, that is an earlier slogan. It apparently started on the switchers in 1940, and was last put on a new loco about 1957. It lasted until the '70s (from Trainboard postings - no backup info).  1020 actually only lasted until 1972 when it was wrecked. It was scrapped in 1973.  Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Dear Lloyd (GWR),  Everything you'd want to know about UP NW2s  http://www.utahrails.net/articles/up-sw-early.php  http://www.utahrails.net/up-diesel-roster/up-diesel-roster-20.php  I draw your attention to Road #   Built       Build#  Date Retd   Notes UP 1020  Feb 1941   1249   Mar 1973   Wrecked (crushed cab) on 21 October 1972 at Las Vegas, Nev.; scrapped by UP Omaha, Neb., in March 1973.   Happy Modelling,Aim to Improve,Prof Klyzlr  PS Of course, there's no documentation to contradict the rumor that UP 1020 was not actually "scrapped",but rather was sold-for-scrap-value to a shortline or loco rebuilder, who happened to have a spare cab available,rebuilt the loco to working condition, and onsold it to your modelled railroad... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR88 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks prof, That story will add some interest to the backstory! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1905 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 By the 1980's the NW2's were gone and the SW1200's had been rebuilt into SW10's, they were the standard yard switcher when I was in Utah. An SW10 has raised hood in the radiator area and more or less a GP7/9 radiator grille and fans installed. Did not improve the aesthetics, but did make the cooling system better.  The NW2 could easily be a stand in for an SW10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR88 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks dave, i have now looked at the pdfs you sent and they've been real informative! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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