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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: March 2015

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Scenes Along the S&C. Tuesday, March 10, 2015. A station plat book maintained by the railroad's superintendent supplied the details above. The Dakin map shows sizes and building construction. The Golden State Box Company. The ground around the building will obviously have to be reworked to properly settle the building. Peeling paint and fading signs show that regular maintenance is not a priority with the proprietors. An overall view of the Burnett's area shows the future locations of the structures....

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V and T Trainz Project. Ghosts of the V and T. Shortline (Linda)s homepage; focused on Colorado mining railroads. Also several tutorials. Many good tutorials and other content. San Juan Trainz Workz. Todd Hohlenkamp (Prowler)s site - lots of great Rio Grande content. The home of the excellent Murchison Layouts. Tons of free content as well as excellent payware. Slugsmashers Virtual Narrow Gauge and Logging Short Lines. Virginia and Truckee Railroad:. All Around Nevada: American Flat Mill. Building a full...

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Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: Another Town Finished and a Long Caboose

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Scenes Along the S&C. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Another Town Finished and a Long Caboose. An overview of Burnett's with the corral, general store and warehouses. The Gilmer and Martin warehouse is to the left while the depot and storage room. Are at the right. Looking down the county road into the crossroads of Burnett's shows the general store plus the grain warehouse. The S&C's Long Caboose could seat around 32 people plus the train crew so it could take a load off a regular passenger train. A journal ...

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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: 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...