Just for Fun

Hello Jim, good to see you my friend.

Interesting modeling idea.....




This is a section of the Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal..I hope to model part of it as it is quite unusual and I don't think any model railroad has done it. Trains can run parallel to canal or over it with bridge work and scenery. A couple of things to knote:
1. feeder dam built to control water level in river
2. guard lock to control water level in canal
3.culvert allows water to enter canal at lower level
4. water backing up at lift lock
5. and 6. if water level too high- lockmaster could drain excess through flumes and weirs

What interested me the most was the bridge carrying water- and boats over the river-- and the canal that enters a tunnel into the hillside. Both common to trains- but not often seen with canals and boats.
Note too- the tunnels, bridge and locks are one boat wide and main canal at least two wide- allowing two way traffic.
Another note:: This is good for very early steam and for the most modern diezels--as parts of the canal are preserved and operated today as a National Park.

Fred,

You could easily do that with NSM's canal barges www.thenarch.com/products/erie-canal-barge-z

John

IIRC they eventually replaced the horses/mules with locomotives....???

During the height of the canal traffic- the boats were 90'-95'(4.9" in Z) long--14 1/2 (less than an inch in Z) feet wide- and drew 4 1/2' when fully loaded. Max the locks could accept. Good size for Z-- Looks like the Erie canal boats were much larger-but I might chop and crop the erie boats or scratch.




Shows canal tunnel with walk path (Tow path?) for horses and mules. Tunnel was 3,118 feet long built 1836-1848

Fred! Sound like a fantastic Ideal I like! I like! something new! would make a very interesting layout and like you said just right for "Z" scale too! can't wait to see any pictures. It' a little like the panama Canal I went thru there a couple of times
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Good luck! have fun!!!!



Get stony to make a couple of these!

Otherwise you may want to model one of the shortest mainline railroads in the world, the Panama Canal Railway, about 45 miles long end to end, build with heavy standards. You just need to find FR Models' F40s that are used to haul double-stack trains (for these you have wide choice with FR Models, Micro-Trains and AZL), as well as a GP9 for MOW. And maybe now SD40-2s, or SD60, I don't remember (for these one may accept the soon to be delivered AZL standard cab SD60s...).

Dom

Fred! In "Z" Scale I can see it now with the canal two or three of your Coast Guard Cutters being pulled thru the canal With the F40's. Put in a guide under the water so the ship moves freely and moor the two F40's fwd one Port side and one Starboard Side of the cutter and pull it up the Canal!!!!!

Walt-here are some state flags I've used to identify some of my STATE specific buildings etc on my layout. just zap to Z.




Worked this time...

Here is a ride for you Fred!

Not sure they ever launched that in Albuquerque. Got it inflated one year, but needs nearly dead calm wind to fly. Has it ever gotten off the ground?

Another one Fred pretty wild

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ruston_crawler_tractor_working_model.JPG

Here is Peter Nolan's home page with directions for Port Welcome.

nscaleships.com/

hope that works..

Walt- you have been pretty quiet- any updates on your buildings. Especially the picture you sent me.

Fred!, I haven worked on any thing in a while. Soon will be getting more material to work on buildings. I've been working on Card stock and on some more drawings. Lost some getup and go on some projects! I haven't given up! Just regrouping! I'm also working on the woodchip dumper!

Anyone interested in a Maersk Alabama? Not that big a ship at 508' length overall, and 70' beam.

Pete,
I might be. at 2.3' long it would look really impressive while not too gigantic to carry.
JamesTraction

Hope this works--

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The Tripple E is about 400 meters long - about 1,300 feet-- about 6 feet long in Z. and her crew can number as little as 15!! Now that is a SHIP , Mate!!!

Pete Nolan wrote: Anyone interested in a Maersk Alabama? Not that big a ship at 508' length overall, and 70' beam.

This would be a good choice with the upcoming movie about her.

This is the insert into the cargo holds that could make a waterline model or full hull model, look like the containers are in deep stowage.




The "containers" in hold are heavy foto copy paper. The ones on the sides indicate the hold still has boxes to discharge from the wings. The bottom of the hold has copies of the Tops of containers, indicating there are additional levels of containers below water line.
Walt- all the dark blue containers are either P&O or Hanjin..No CSX