Very exceptional job and so glad your folks could enjoy it with you. Tony LaLumia
Is your little corn field by the depot made out of a welcome door mat?
That is quite the undertaking that you have going on. Looks like you should have quite a layout. We are using the spline subroadbed on a...
As I recall, one of the plates was on the TOFC flat car and the other was on the ramp. Both were hinged.
Here in Wichita they did use the plates. Used a standard cab truck to push the cars on or pull them off the Flat cars.
The "Pig" ramp here in Wichita was made with wooden sides and was dirt filled with dirt ramp. Sadly, one of those things where I never took a...
There was also a runaround at a location called Minneha to allow switching into this side track.
It should also be noted that the Lear Jet factory was established in the very earlier 1960's at the Wichita Airport. Many famous people bought...
As far as the Boeing Military Operations in Wichita, they have been moved to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma. We have no links left to the Boeing...
The message would be best and I will try to put it on line, if not can mail it to you
I have the Frisco track plan for Ellsworth, Quite large but could be copied. Tony
According to the people I know, all unloading of the coal and sand/gravel was from gondolas and done by hand, no conveyors were used to unload.
Since I know the Severy layout quite well as this is being modeled on my layout, let add what I know. T=Tanks and there were two dealers on that...
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