DC, Paul and all,
The Sheridan Model Railroad Association is working on module standards and will
model the Black Hills, Narrow Gauge on these modules. So far, we have arrived
at 30" wide and 4' or 6' long. The rail will be 4" from the fron and are
discussing an upper rail in the back, but want some latitute so may not go that
way and we may very well make it sectional so that rack can be different on
each module. Anyway there are several of us out here that love the Black
Hills, but we are fortunate to be only 150 miles away. There are two more
books that are great, one on the Black Hills ghost towns and another about the
mines only, but I just moved and all my stuff is in storage currently, so as
soon as I get unpacked I will pass on the titles. The 125 years of railroading
is a superb book and well worth the cost. Mildred's book is an icon on the
Black Hills, but lacks some info that is in the 125 years of railroading.
Harold Huber
Sheridan, WY
----- Original Message -----
From: P.E. Pearson
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 11:32 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Re: CB&Q/Deadwood Central Pictures?
DC,
Eureka! Someone else modeling the Hills--and narrow gauge no
less?! ;)
I posted on here a few days ago--I'm in the process of acquiring
reference material for a eventual model of the CB&Q High Line from
Edgemont north to Englwood and the Deadwood/Lead area, including the
branch line to Spearfish. I also want to recreate the interchange at
Mystic with the Rapid City, Black Hills and Western.
I am going to try to include as much of the NG and dual gauge
trackage in the Deadwood/Pluma/Kirk area as possible, but think I
might not have enough real estate to do those operations justice.
But to include the BH&FP from Englwood to Lead and the DC from Lead
to Pluma would be fantastic.
Here are the materials I have in my library or am in the process of
acquiring:
"A High Line Scrapbook" by Greg Walters and Rick Mills. This book
has a number of picts/maps of Englewood and Deadwood/Lead. Great
book.
"North Western Rails" by Rick Mills. This is subtitled "A Pictorial
Essay of the CNW's Western Divisions 1868-1988"
"125 years of Black Hills Railroads" by Rick Mills. I'm asking
Santa for this one.....
"Railroads of the Black Hills" Mildred Fiedler. In the process of
acquiring this book. It comes highly recommended from a number of
individuals.
Plus, I have found the North Western Lines publication from the CNW
Historical Society to be loaded with info. Spring, Fall and Winter
1997 issues all cover the Black Hills and the NG operations. The
Spring 97 issue focuses on the CNW's Black Hills NG. Loads of picts
of the Deadwood/Lead area, Blacktail Jct, Deadwood Gulch (which I
would love to include on my layout as well!;)).
In addition, I am ordering the issues #34 and #41 of the Bulletin
from the Burlington Route Historical Society. Issue 34 is the Black
Hills Issue and 41 covers CBQ #537, the Burlington's best known NG 2-
8-0, with info on other Black Hills NG locomotives.
I would also suggest the blackhillsrr group in YahooGroups. Might be
someone on there who could be of help as well.
Hope this helps. Look forward to hearing how your layout is shaping
up!
Paul Pearson
Denver, Co
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "sd9_6147" <dctrainmaster@y...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew where I might be able to
find
> really good pictures of the Deadwood Central operations around the
> Lead/Deadwood/Kirk and Englewood areas of the Black Hills. I am
> trying to capture it in my HO scale layout.
>
> Thanks,
>
> DC
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