Modeling State Line Interchange Yard & Rising Junction - Structures

More structure modeling for State Line interchange yard.

The next two modeling projects for the New Haven RR State Line interchange yard diorama will be to complete the decking of bridge #10.33, then build a model of the State Line Boston & Albany RR wood frame station building, both were located on the far western end of the New Haven yard. 

The map below shows the location bridge #10.33 over the Flat Brook and the B&A station building. The New Haven yard is completely located in the state of Massachusetts, the end of the New Haven RR property indicated on the map is very close but just east of to the border line between Massachusetts and New York. 

The Boston & Albany RR portion of the interchange yard is completely located in New York state just west of the Mass/NY border line, off-scene to the left on the map above.

Below, a pair of New Haven RS-3s pull a string of interchange cars from the B&A yard onto the lead track to the New Haven yard located behind the photographer who is standing on the borderline between the two states.  This photo is probably from the winter months of 1956-57 correct for the era of the layout judging from the 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood on the advertising billboard to the left. 

On the layout, the B&A yard will be represented by an off-scene staging yard with a reverse loop that will facilitate fully interactive interchange operations with the on-scene New Haven State Line yard diorama.

By agreement between the NH and B&A railroads, the NH would pull incoming interchange cars from the B&A yard, reciprocally the B&A would pull outgoing cars from the NH yard during interchange operations. 

This agreement offers an opportunity to run some NYC locomotives on the visibly modeled NH State Line yard adding interest to the live interchange operations.

Modeling bridge #10.33 and the B&A station building 

Completing the bridge decking with pedestrian safety railing, track ballast and associated scenery will be first, followed by modeling the station building.

Below, the bridge deck and railing are just beyond the switch points of the center track, the B&A station is to the right.

The B&A interchange yard is just behind (west) of the house on the left, both will not be visible to the modeled portion of the State Line diorama.

New Haven station agent George Ford's black Plymouth sedan parked in its usual spot in front of the station building will need to be modeled too!