Rattlesnake Pass - American N gauge layout now dismantled. Today the 750 mile long line is operated jointly by the Burlington Northern and Southern Pacific / Denver & Rio Grande to expidite container and piggyback traffic around the heavily trafficed Nebraska coal fields where track capacity is a premium.
Rattlesnake Pass - American N gauge layout now dismantled. Today the 750 mile long line is operated jointly by the Burlington Northern and Southern Pacific / Denver & Rio Grande to expidite container and piggyback traffic around the heavily trafficed Nebraska coal fields where track capacity is a premium.
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Rattlesnake Pass - American N gauge layout now dismantled. In 1931 the Ogden Northeastern was purchased jointly by the Southern Pacific & Great Northern for handling perishable products going to the northeast and Canada and returning with forestry products for the west coast.Previous | NextRattlesnake Pass - American N gauge layout now dismantled. A wide range of mixed freight operates over this line along with an Amtrak passenger service between Chicago and Los Angeles. There are two major industries at the town. Railroad ballast is provided by the gravel quarry as well as the odd coal load as a coal seam has been broken into. The local farmers co-op is served by the grain silo and during the harvest season grain trains are backed up waiting to ship out the grain to the major cities in surrounding states. The town is also served by local freights dropping off a few cars, and a local switcher is often to be found when traffic is at a minimum.

Added on 19th August 2006, has been viewed 168 times
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