WESTPORT TERMINAL RR

new
June 2006

Third Street Industrial District

The article by Bill Baumann in Model Railroader Nov. 85 gave me the idea.

This layout was built for FREMO meetings, so it got FREMO profile ends. In the article it would be 2' x 10' (610mm x 3048mm) big, I made it wider and longer. So I got a grade of nearly 5% and 2.7'' (6,9 cm) difference between track to Medusa Cement at Commerce Street and mainline over the bridge.
Pictures are linked to a larger view, click on them.

This way looked the picture in Bill Baumann's article and captivated me. And so began the
Westport Terminal RR story.

Often there's switcher "Henry" busy.

Even a steamer you can spot sometimes, when you're lucky. So you will almost always see any railroad fan taking pictures.

It's a busy industrial district. There's the freight house and team track and a little engine facility.

top

You see in the last picture even a special shower car was there! A strange visit from HME.

top

Industries

King & Sons Coal Co.

Downtown industries like Medusa Cement, Warehouse, Flour Mill and Central Gas

top

At Allouez Avenue there's the dairy:

next site, more pictures

top

[home] [Contact] [Sitemap] [WT] [The History of Westport Terminal RR] [room] [virtual layouttour] [New Yard] [Pictures 1 ] [Pictures 2 ] [Pictures 3 ] [Pictures 4 ] [Layout photos]

[How to scratch build turnouts] and [crossings] [Manual thrown Peco turnouts] [switch stands] [Movable magnets] [DCC] [beacon light] [CB&Q 173] [RS-1 and weathering] [tender pick up 0-8-0] [ Track Cleaning Transfer Caboose ] [ Signal Bridge ]

[Operation] [Way of Hopper BN 25 3 84] [WT RR industries shipping & receiving] download Excel [carcards&waybills] 900kB [staging] [Harbor District] [Plywood District] [Third Street Industrial District]

[track scale, structures] [Operating gates] [Waterfront Structures] [trestle] [Interchange Cars] [car exchange] [pass exchange] [electronic rail pass ] [ video ]