Models
In
the transition era (from
Steam to Diesel), all railroads
maintained
servicing facilities for
both types of power. This
was an inconvenience, and an
extra expense that was sometimes
avoided by concentrating one
type of power on a given section
or division of that road. The
NC&StL did not have
that luxury, so steam and
Diesel engines
worked side-by-side all
over the road till the
end of steam
sometime in 1952.
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The
scratch-built
576,
fresh from
the shop,
poses
outside on
a portable
1’x4’ module
built for photography. Natural
sunlight and low
perspectives aid
the realism. Forgive
me, the color of
the water tank is
NOT prototype! The
scenic attempts are
also in process at
this point. Photo
made
with
Nikon
EM, 26mm
lens
a f22,
1996.
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Overview
of track
and shop arrangement
along
one wall. I
use the "Shops" area
exclusively for Diesel
servicing and freight/
passenger car repair. Storage
of supplies and work/wreck
trains is here. Directly
under the bench work
is the work table. The
Memphis double-track
main goes through
the center. In
the background is
the Wye through the
wall to the L&N
staging yard.
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This
view
shows the sanding
and fueling
area,
plus
Diesel
ready tracks. In
the background is
a pair of F-7’s done
up in freight or
switcher scheme. The
full-sized NC&StL
never had any painted
like that, but I
wondered what it
would look like. All
my Diesels
are modified
to operate
smoothly
and quietly,
with
added
details
to
better
resemble
full-size ones.
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Another
view
of the sand
and fuel
rack
at Shops with
and F-7
holding
the Main,
while
an EMD GP-7
stands
at the
rack. The
early "geeps" bought
by the NC&StL
were odd in that
they were ordered
with AAR switcher
trucks. This
model
of #701
is an
H.O.
Lionel
shell
on an
Athearn
chassis,
modified
with
the correct
trucks,
and the
usual
upgrades
for better
appearance
and operation.
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This
is my
friend’s NP
2626 H.O. model taken
at the Carolina Midland
(Greensboro, NC)
club layout at Wentworth
in 1998. The
picture graced the
cover our newsletter,
the "TELEGRAPH",
on the occasion of
the club’s
25th anniversary. Photo
with
Pentax
110 w/pinhole,
background
sky added
on the
computer
and
sharpness enhanced.
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