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My layout will be based on the Branford Steam Railroad and will take place in the 1915-1925 era. The BSRR was owned by the New Haven Trap Rock Co. Most of the power and rolling stock I will have to make. I will be calling my railroad and the quarry it serves, A. Small Rock Co. Country: | Posts: 101 TRAINS1941 Engineer Premium Member Posted - 01/02/2021 :  11:57:07 PM     Z-Scale this should be very interesting. I'm sure you will get followers just to see how this done. Jerry "And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln Country: USA | Posts: 13037 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/03/2021 :  12:36:53 AM       I'll be watching your progress and wishing I had the eyes and nimble fingers to even attempt Z-Scale modeling. David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 2027 slimrails Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/03/2021 :  08:16:40 AM       I'll be following along as well. I used to live in Branford years ago. Country: USA | Posts: 8522 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/03/2021 :  08:45:45 AM     Great to see a Z scale layout! Are those squares 12"x12" making the layout 2'by2'? Country: USA | Posts: 13384 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 01/03/2021 :  09:30:18 AM       Yowz-z-z-za! This promises to be a fascinating project. Country: USA | Posts: 6975 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/03/2021 :  09:39:17 AM     Z scale! This will be interesting to follow. George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16562 CNE1899 Engine Wiper Supporting Member Posted - 01/03/2021 :  11:42:07 AM     Jerry, David, slimrails, Mike, and George, Thanks for the comments and for following. I appreciate any input since I am a layout neophyte. Tyson, yes 12x12", so it will be 24x24 inches in size. Here is a sketch I did to help me visualize the layout. I did a lot of research on the prototype and received some great pictures from the Branford Historical society and library. I'll post those through out the build. Scott Edited by - CNE1899 on 01/03/2021 11:46:32 AM Country: | Posts: 101 BigLars Engineer Premium Member Posted - 01/03/2021 :  11:45:24 AM     I like where you are going. I will be following. Country: USA | Posts: 11871 Martin Fischer Engine Wiper Posted - 01/03/2021 :  11:45:25 AM       Nice plan and interesting project. Will be interesting to follow. You might want to check the elevations and grades. I think it will be hard to create the necessary vertical distance next to the Bridge label. Maybe an alternative would be to extend the Lumber Yard track to the right edge and use that as the interchange. In return the current one could be shortened and used for the lumber yard. Regards Martin Country: Germany | Posts: 288 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/03/2021 :  12:48:41 PM       As Martin says, the clearance for the bridge may be hard to come by. I don't model in Z but my calculator says railhead to the underside of the bridge must be almost an inch. Country: USA | Posts: 6686 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/04/2021 :  09:12:16 AM     As Martin and James said you probably won't have enough clearance for the bridge and still have a grade you could be happy with. Country: USA | Posts: 13384 CNE1899 Engine Wiper Supporting Member Posted - 01/04/2021 :  09:24:32 AM     Martin and jbvb, Thanks for the heads up. When I sketched up the layout, I wondered if the grade was going to be an issue. It is at 17%! So I tried Martin's suggestion, or at least how I interpreted it, and it was still at 13%. I am looking at some alternative configurations for the lumber yard and interchange. I'll post those when I have an idea I like. Scott Country: | Posts: 101 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/04/2021 :  11:50:55 AM       If you're using an open framework, you could bring the main line down while the interchange spur rises, but then you need three more vertical curves. Country: USA | Posts: 6686 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/05/2021 :  08:00:48 AM     You could just get rid of the bridge siding and switch altogether and put a switch in where the truck is heading to the coal barge and have the track going off to the lower right for the interchange. Country: USA | Posts: 13384 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/05/2021 :  08:43:01 AM       The south end of the Branford Steam Railroad passes under the ex-New Haven, now Amtrak Northeast Corridor main line. This might be the most widely known feature of the line, so I can see the attraction of modeling an overpass. 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