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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: November 2014
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Scenes Along the S&C. Wednesday, November 19, 2014. California Fast Freight Line. Two of the CFFL cars sit in Oakdale awaiting a shipment of grain. I chose to weather the cars a little heavier than normal since they would be fairly old and due for rebuilding. As I had mentioned in my last blog post ( Bridges and Boxcars. For anyone interested in more information on the fast freight lines, see Railroad History. Also has some good information. California Fast Freight Lines. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: A Small Plaster Store
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Scenes Along the S&C. Wednesday, April 15, 2015. A Small Plaster Store. The store in its approximate location at Burnett's. The Crown Mills sign was taken from the side of another store in Fillmore, California. I had no names of actual businesses in Burnett's so I named the store after a friend of mine who is an excellent modeler. The Shingle Springs building in the 1980s. The shop doors and second story door was also an addition made by cutting down some Grandt Line doors. California Fast Freight Lines.
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: Scenes Along the S&C
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Scenes Along the S&C. Scenes Along the S&C. Looking west along Weber St., the depot will be where the cork rectangle is location with city structures along the left and the Stockton Channel on the right (depressed area). A San Francisco river steam will be docked here eventually. The engine terminal and yard is at the extreme west end of the railroad. The Crown Flour mill will be where the paper drawing is with the Stockton Channel on the right. Looking down the next aisle reveals Farmington at the end.
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: December 2014
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Scenes Along the S&C. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. The Stanislaus River valley is now bridged. Basswood was used to build the various pieces of the bridge. Seen from the south end, the curved trestle is apparent. This was not in the prototype but was necessary in my model so as to fit in the allowed space. Of October 28, 2014. Built in 1871, the prototype bridge spanned the river until replaced in the late. Before the assembly, the bottoms of the rails were coated with Barge cement which was allowed to ...
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: Oil Distributor and Hay Dealer
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Scenes Along the S&C. Thursday, July 9, 2015. Oil Distributor and Hay Dealer. The Foothill Oil Company is an independent firm buying its product from Standard, Union and Pacific Coast Oil companies. The Grandt Line Petroleum Distributor kit provided most of the tanks and structures needed. Note the Standard Oil blue barrel on the dock. Barrels of headlight oil, Red Crown Gasoline and Fireproof Oil are stacked for. Delivery to a client. While I didn't have room for a warehouse, I had almost enough room fo...
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: April 2015
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Scenes Along the S&C. Wednesday, April 15, 2015. A Small Plaster Store. The store in its approximate location at Burnett's. The Crown Mills sign was taken from the side of another store in Fillmore, California. I had no names of actual businesses in Burnett's so I named the store after a friend of mine who is an excellent modeler. The Shingle Springs building in the 1980s. The shop doors and second story door was also an addition made by cutting down some Grandt Line doors. Sunday, April 12, 2015. A coup...
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: Tank Wagons for the Petroleum Distributor
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Scenes Along the S&C. Thursday, July 23, 2015. Tank Wagons for the Petroleum Distributor. Custom decals were used on the wagon side. The cans on the side rack are from the Jordan Model AA tank truck. This Continental Oil tank wagon is typical of the era although many different. Standard Oil had fleets of these vehicles running through the streets distributing their product. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). American Civil War Railroads Historical Society. California Fast Freight Lines.
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: Telephones
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Scenes Along the S&C. To have a model railroad function like a real one, an effective telephone system is a must, especially when you are operating in the era of timetables and train orders. The problem, of course, is how to design such a system and to make it work. So I found some U-bolts at McMaster-Carr and cut some oak bases. I screwed the mounts to the base after fastening it to the column. There weren't enough original mounts to go around so I obtained some new ones from Phoneco. The power supply c...
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: August 2015
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Scenes Along the S&C. Wednesday, August 26, 2015. The far siding is for the Stockton Agricultural plant while the middle one is for the future Standard Oil distribution center. A copper smelter will occupy the area adjacent to the ore cars. The cars themselves were built after similar cars used by the Virginia and Truckee Railroad for hauling ore. The Canfield-McGlone kit is a good model of the prototype and is easy to assemble. Note the end doors. Thursday, August 6, 2015. The scenicking around Burnett'...
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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: New Turntable at Stockton Wharf
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Scenes Along the S&C. Tuesday, June 16, 2015. New Turntable at Stockton Wharf. The Stockton Wharf turntable serves two tracks plus the lead. A small figure at one end of the table acts as a reference market for alignment. The two bright metal T-nuts support the motor assembly. This entire area will eventually be scenicked as a marsh. A simple controller handles the position. The button and knobs along the bottom. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). American Civil War Railroads Historical Society.