You can right click on the thumbnail pictures and then open link to view a larger clinchfield railroad nscale blue ridge division photos. Louissan francisco railroad where it was numbered 15 to work in freight service, the engine was sold to the clinchfield railroad in december 1951. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Crr clinchfield locomotive roster railroad picture. Its a modular layout divided into 6 modules with a 4track helix to connect upper level to lower level that can arrange for 14 convoy 7 for each direction. The book i have by robert wayne johnson is the book that says seaboard had no coal mines on its mainline. See more ideas about train, locomotive and railroad photography. This is the original 1978 layout built by gordon odeegard of model railroader at that time, owned.
The route also hosted manifest and intermodal trains. Model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. Construction of an n scale layout based on model railroaders clinchfield. The clinchfield route was a romance in railroad building. My turnout decoders and signaling system are by team digita. I bought this book as a christmas gift for my husband who is a model railroad enthusiast. Bob helm designed this beautiful doubledeck layout which captures every mainline switch from dante to elkhorn city on the clinchfield railroad. Jim hediger shares some of the insight behind the planning and construction of the unique model railroad.
Freight cars ranks as the most popular of the five clinchfield model trains categories, then roadway, railroad scenery, locomotives, and railroad books and accessories. Utilizing three major branches, the fremont branch, nora spur, and haysi railroad, carload after carload of black diamonds were shipped from the mines to the moss plant to be cleaned, processed, and. The clinchfield railroad reporting mark crr was an operating and holding company for the carolina, clinchfield and ohio railway reporting mark cco. During the steam era, a total of 128 locomotives saw service on the clinchfield, ranging from the 39ton 440 to the 500ton challenger. Photos of the historic n scale clinchfield rr on display at 2008 natl n scale convention in louisville. You can find model trains locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, and train sets from walthers applied filters.
Book is wrapped and mailed in a topquality, durable container. Crr clinchfield railroad appalachian railroad modeling. A book that a clinchfield fan will use as a good reference when following the line. The sd40 is athearn with tsunami sound installed and two atlas clinchfield gp38 s the caboose is also atlas. Lionel trains, train sets, train tables, antique trains. I remembered the kalmbach project layout that gordon odegard built in a series that ran in model railroader magazine and was later released as a paperback book titled modeling the clinchfield railroad in n scale. Lionel train set miniature train antique train model railroad antique model train clinchfield lionel clinchfield hopper clinchfield railroad clinchfield scale clinchfield challenger. Dont forget to bookmark this page so you can return easily and often. Modeling the clinchfield railroad public group facebook. The clinchfield railroad in the coal fields by robert a. Clinchfield railroad in the coalfields bob helms book is full of good information on railroading on the the old clinchfield line from elkhorn city, ky south. Diesel trains ho scale model trains track walthers. Featured in model railroader in 1978, the n scale clinchfield remains one of the magazines alltime great project railroads. Remarks such as retired and scrapped are noted along with other pertinent information.
For the safety of both our showroom staff and customers, the walthers showroom will be limited to pick up orders only, with the hopes of reopening soon. I was 12 years old when the book came out on building that railroad, and i can. The railroad track work has been finished for 20 years and the scenery is unfinished. The prototype clinchfield railroad was an operating and holding company for the carolina, clinchfield and ohio. I secured a copy over ebay and it turned out to be a like new mint condition copy. The railroad commissary bookshelf we specialize in outofprint and hardtofind used rr books. Clinchfield country features the former clinchfield railroad mostly on the northend. Lionel train set miniature train antique train model railroad antique model train clinchfield lionel clinchfield railroad clinchfield hopper.
Csx runthrough freights return to clinchfield route for. Book covers the clinchfield railroads history, and deals specifically with its towns, locomotives, cars, structures. The clinchfield railroad the story of a trade route across the blue ridge. Modeling the clinchfield railroad in n scale by gordon. Its network clipped the corners of five southern states running the spine of the appalachians between kentucky and south carolina. The line ran from the coalfields of virginia and elkhorn city, kentucky, to the textile mills of south carolina. John armstrong talks about planning the ho clinchfield rr. To my eye, i already have a n gauge layout that recalls the rolling hills and nestled tracks of the clinchfield, that could be easily adapted to this theme. Visit the photo gallery, crr rostermaps, resources and many other great links. Whether you want to relive the days when steam locomotives and 40 boxcars ruled the rails, speed through urban areas behind sleek electrics aboard amtraks finest luxury passenger cars or take the throttle of the diesel locomotives leading a modern intermodal hotshot, bringing it to life is easy with the model trains youll find here.
Five rooms exhibit many oneofakind artifacts and rare memorabilia from when clinchfield was known as the gateway to the south. It chronicles the inspiration, planning, building, and operation of the famous traveling n scale clinchfield. Csx runs test train on clinchfield route trains magazine. We try hard to be the number 1 railroad book dealer on ebay with 1,500. We handle all books with white gloves no fingerprints on your book. Clinchfield model railroad in n scale based on kalmbach. After searching books, magazines, internet and coming up empty i decided to back up a bit and refocus on what i was looking for. Clinchfield railroad nscale blue ridge division photos. Featured in model railroader in 1978, the n scale clinchfield remains one of the. Clinchfield s only fp7number 200is pictured in kingsport, tn in 1968 trailing a single car. The product of legendary mr editor, gordon odegard, the n scale clinchfield is one of the most famous built by mr magazine.
My clinchfield piggyback train heading through town on the grand strand model railroad club in myrtle beach sc. The clinchfield railroad museum tells the story of erwins rich railroad legacy. Modeling the clinchfield railroad in n scale paperback june 1, 1990 by gordon odegard author. Freight cars ranks as the most popular of the five clinchfield model trains categories, then railroad scenery, railroad books and accessories, roadway, and locomotives. Im using the dr5000 command station from digikeijs. Clinchfield on copper creek classic trains magazine. The title was the building of the clinchfield route a romance in railroad construction. I created this page to share the design, construction, and operation of my hoscale clinchfield railroad model railroad. Clinchfield railroad nscale blue ridge division home. Photo of the day clinchfield on copper creek pacific 153 leads the clinchfield railroad s daily passenger train from spartanburg, s. Take a look at pattern books for ideas and discover something which you can use. Will feature a nearly full depth floor to 10 ceiling. My name is ken borowski and i am modeling selected areas of the clinchfield railroad blue ridge division between erwin, tn and bostic, nc. The article series was also reprinted in the book modelling the clinchfield in n scale by kalmbach publishing.
The csx clinchfield route in the 21st century railroads past and. An online extra from the december 20 model railroader order book, encouragement, track. Hobbylinc carries 21 clinchfield model trains at discounts up to 35% including freight cars, roadway, railroad scenery, railroad books and accessories, and locomotives. Clinchfield model railroad in n scale based on kalmbach book by. To view my layout, please use the menu located to the right, near the top of the pag. Welcome to the railroad commissary online railroad book catalog. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. Both of us grew up near the clinchfield railroad and the lives of our.
The most popular clinchfield model trains brands include bachmann, accurail, bluford shops, intermountain railway company, and athearn. This is a rough unedited video of my n scale clinchfield model railroad. Giorgio calzonis n scale clinchfield railroad measures 9 x 16 in size and is a project built only for show. A dream that had fostered in the minds of enterprising individuals from the earliest days of railroad history was the completion of a railroad that would span from the inland countryside across a portion of the vast appalachian mountains to the. I am still working on some parts of the railroad, but this will give you a look at its current level of completion. While the book focuses on the golden age of american railroading from 1945 to. Clinchfield rr layout model railroader magazine model. The csx clinchfield route in the 21st century railroads past and present jeremy taylor, ray.
The story of a trade route across the blue ridge mountains 2nd ed. The clinchfield railroad in the coal fields new book. I was inspired by gordon odegards n scale clinchfield layout from 1978 and would love to model this fascinating railroad in n guage someday. Classic clinchfield railroads public group facebook. The clinchfield route is the famed former main line of the clinchfield railroad and as recently as the 2000s saw more than a dozen loaded coal trains a day.
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