Charlie Crawford’s NYC Adirondack division
Dias Mill is located on a spur beside the NYC main line. This a focal point of the Thendara South module and log cars from the surrounding forests (above) are spot- ted on the spur and finished, cut lumber is shipped out. NYC No. 1130 (right) prepares to switch the Mill. The structures here are based on actual New York prototypes.
The scenery techniques used on the modules and semi-permanent sections of the layout follow conventional prac- tices. Ground cover and ballast are mostly products from Woodland Scenics, but Charlie is also using products from Scenic Express and other companies. The layout track plan is devoid of grades because of its modular construction, but rigid foam board is used to create hills and undulation. The weight saving has also made it easier to connect and level the layout sections. All track is code 100, Peco turnouts and Atlas flex track, and the rails are weathered with an air- brush to apply the appropriate rusty brown color.
Most of the structures are scratch- built and Charlie's goal is to have only scratchbuilt structures on the railroad with each structure based on a specific prototype copied from pictures and plans collected from magazines and books. Thendara Station, built in wood and cardboard, is shingled, and has modified commercial window castings and scratchbuilt doors. The station is
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still used today as the headquarters for an excursion train operation. Deis Mill, on the Thendara South module,
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scratchbuilt from wood and foam core board and is loosely based on a proto- type structure that was served by the New York Central. There is also a freight house and several lumber ware- houses at the Thendara South location. Current motive power is all steam, with models from Bachmann Spec- trum, Broadway Limited Inc., IHC
and Rivarossi. The roster includes two 2-6-0 Moguls, two 4-6-0 Ten Wheelers, a pair of 2-8-0 Consolidations, and one 2-8-2 Mikado. A Heisler steam locomo- tive handles local lumber work, and while not normally seen on the Adirondack Division, a Hudson cur- rently powers passenger service. (This is, after all, the NYC.) Soon K11 Pacif- ic steam locomotives will be added to more pull passenger trains, following the prototype.
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