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double the train (two trips of 50 cars) to get up the hill to Troutville before arriving at Roanoke. Power would be anything from five GP9’s to five RS11’s or even two SD45’s and two GP40’s (good combination, 35mph over the hill).”
Unfortunately backing 100 HO hoppers through a double “S” and through points is unlikely to succeed, even if I had the space and that many hoppers. Around 15 with a couple of GP9’s may have to suffice.
If you wish to see the area in more detail, type in Glasgow to either www.topozone.com or www.mapblast.com on the Internet, this will show you the actual relationship between the railroads and town. For those interested in where their favourite railroad interchanged and with whom, the Railway Equipment Registers for each road give this information after the equipment lists. The British NMRA library has a 1960 copy.
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