1.JPG WUT III has a large yard called Richmond in the middle nof the room and is where the coal trains come to be empties into the powerstation. It also has extensive general freight facilities. Two 2-8-0s bring a loaded train to stop by the depot. 2.JPG Santa Fe 2-8-0 2546 rests by the depot and infront of the Richmond stop block 3.JPG AC-4 4101 crosses the main road by Richmond depot. 4.JPG Richmond has a mediam sized turntable and engine facility. Here a J1 is under the coaling tower. A switched moves a caboos about to the left and the powerstation building and yards are far behind the coal tower 5.JPG An SP 2-8-2 comes off the turntable. A mixed freight waights switching into the yards and in the far distance the Woodside main yard 6.JPG A USRA 4-8-2 on the Richmond table next to the tail of the full coal train it has just delivered 7.JPG The Belt line links the east of Woodside with Richmond. A short spur also connects the Belt line to the low level yard at Baldwin via a junction behind the engine terminal. The Cabforward is climbing up from Woodside past a maintenance train in the small yard bellow. 8.JPG The 4-8-2 decends from Richmond with its empties returning to the mine and passes a small pond. Behind the locomotive is a tunnel that leads to a hidden turning loop under the belt line. This can also connect to a fiddle yard underneith Richmond. 9.JPG The mountain and its train now enter the west end of the large Woodside yard with the passenger terminal to the left and the frieght yards in the foreground 2222.JPG A Class 47 grawls through the OO Lytton station 1111.JPG A bubble car climbs the new OO embankment. The door behind leads to WUT III with the bridge to Baldwin visable by the spectator, who safly stays outside! 17.JPG A gerneral view of the West end of Woodside yard showing the extensive frieght and passenger facilities. As SP Daylight train is about to leave track 1 whilst a mixed frieght is held in the hole above woodside at Angus 18.JPG A differant GS-4, a brass one, in the passenger station. A reefer block waights to leave the almost empty freight yard. 19.JPG The AC-4 is ready to head this long Reeffer block West from Woodside 20.JPG Two SP switchers order the Woodside yard under the main road 21.JPG A 2-8-0 shuffels in the yard full of box cars. 22.JPG A CP 2-10-0 moves forward to collect its train east whilst SP switcher 1234 collects a caboose 23.JPG A Pensy Q1 Duplex sets out with a load of coal empties, past a N&W J pressed into freight use. PRR and Amtrak deisels humm in the passenger depot 24.JPG Woodside Union Station hosts two SP Daylight trains and an Amtrak Deisel from another era 25.JPG A Union Pacific FEF1 now shars space with the GS-4. 26.JPG My Westside GS-4 poses in Union Station 27.JPG A more head on view of the East platform ends 28.JPG A general view of the east of Woodsides large yard showing frieght and passenger as well as a switcher in the engine facilities 29.JPG Western USA in the 1950s. UP and SP 4-8-4s share passengers with an AC-4 and a CP streamliner. A Pensy interloaper is ready in the freight yard. 30.JPG A better view of the passenger line up. 31.JPG The Passenger trains have all gone. GS-4 4430 is ready with a Reefer block. AC-4 4101 sits on a general freight whilst a new fangeled GE unit heads a train of empty coal hoppers through the bypass track. 32.JPG A detailed look of 4430 33.jpg 4449 arrives at Woodside with its daylight train with UP 817 waights to power east. To the left some Rio Grande F units are serviced 34.JPG 4101 plods out of the Woodside yard passing the engine terminal. You can see the length of the yard, the control pannel, Angus loop on the shelf and the McKeen branch above. 35.JPG SP power in the Woodside engine facility 36.JPG Between Woodside and Lima the railway with double track crosses a river. This bridge swings open to allow access to the room. The British OO layout can be seen through the door 37.JPG Lima is the principle intermeadiate station. There are four through lines and several industry sidings. 38.JPG Switcher 1234 collects cars at the west end of Lima 39.JPG A view down the Lima yard 40.JPG 4430 and its reefers pause on its way west at Lima 42.JPG An SP 4-10-2 arrives at Lima from the east passing a petrol car 43.JPG 4430 and the Lima depot 44.JPG Looking down the yard from the Lima main street. In the back of the picture you can see the control pannel for the Mckeen branch terminus and the bridge accros the canion to Erie with the mine building on top. 45.JPG 610 passes Lima depot with empty coal hoppers 46.JPG A view accross the yard at Lima 48.JPG UP 9009 is a 4-12-2. She is fantastic and sits by the water tank at Lima 49.JPG 4430 crosses the road at the east end of Lima yard. 4101 waights to go up the hill 50.JPG Train 99 has to pass before 4101 can go yet. 51.JPG Some of the yard tracks are occupied with packing cases being loaded. The junction under 4101 leads round to the Belt line whilst 4430 is on the main line from Baldwin 52.JPG 4430 and the reefers drift down the main line into Lima. The level track bellow is the belt line. This section can be pushed asside and leads to the back door and a work area. 53.JPG 4101 Climbs out of Lima. The junction into Richmond yard is highlighted infront of the camera. The main line climbs over the belt line and loops round behind the power station, climbing to Angus at this point. 54.JPG The GS-4 loops down from Angus. The belt line bellow and the Richomnd power station (under reconstruction) behind 55.JPG 4430 is about the cross the Belt line. The classification yards for the power station is empty to the left 56.JPG This time as 5006 crosses the Belt line the coal trains fill the yard. The main line into Richmond leads bellow the yard into the junction 57.JPG Angus is a passing loop on the grade between Lima and Baldwin and above Woodside yard. A small logger tank passes through the west end. 58.JPG Trains pass at Angus. 59.JPG The Reefer train has to go into the hole for the Daylight express to pass 60.JPG Above Angus the mainline loops in a tunnel and reapears under the branch from McKeen. In the spirit of the CP Spiral tunnels CP hudson 2807 climbs up into the open. 61.JPG 4101 later blasts out accross a removable bridge into Baldwin 62.JPG Baldwin is a passing loop on the mainline but also has the exchange yard for the coal mine joining the mainline at the west end. SP 5006 enters the yard whilst 2546 wights to decend to Lima. 63.JPG CP 2860 enters the up loop before 2456 can proceed. Behind is the small exchange yard at the end of the Branch from Mckeen 64.JPG portrate of 2546 in Baldwin main loop 65.JPG UP 803 now waights to head west. 66.JPG 4449 brings the Daylight east past the exhange yards at Baldwin 67.JPG This USRA mountain attaches to a full load of hoppers to head for Richmond 68.JPG SP 5006 detaches from its empties and goes for turning and serviceing at the west end of the yard. 69.JPG To the east of Baldwin the main line heads into the Erie tunnels. In reality a large reversing loop and storage tracks. 4101 blasts out and accross the canion into Baldwin. The track closer to the camera is the mine branch the loops and climbs steeply over the Erie mountain. 70.JPG 4101 crosses the canion. A small staging yard connects to the right above the workshop bench. 71.JPG Entering Baldwin 4101 enters the mainline loop passing the junction with the branch to McKeen 72.JPG 4430 with the reefers again in Baldwin. Behind 2401 rebuilt to P-4 specification heads a short local passenger from McKeen at the Baldwin yard depot. 73.JPG A CP 2-10-0 heads through the small branch yard from McKeen at goes out onto the main line towards Erie 74.JPG A switcher makes up a train for the branch above the mine engine facility and mainline. 75.JPG S-10 1234 brings its train off the branch from McKeen and is about to cross the main line tunnels from Angus 76.JPG 1234 turns on the Armstrong turntable at McKeen. Behind is the Erie mountain and canion, The tunnel on the branch at the entrance to the mine aswell as a gerder bridge accross the river into a small sawmill 80.JPG Finally 4101 is ready to head west. 2860 is on a short helper spur track. Above and behind is the passender station and the small exchange yard on the branch from McKeen. Empty at this time. cimg1079.jpg Further back in the yard we can see the Richmond freight sheds. cimg1081.jpg General view of Richmond yard from opposite the engine terminal cimg1083.jpg This Santa Fe 2-8-0 is just picking up some cars for its mixed train to McKeen cimg1086.jpg In this view the branch exchange yard is busy with a Shay on the nearest track. The 2-8-0 in the forground has just been cut off helper duty from Lima cimg1087.jpg The consolodation heads out from Baldwin South past the oil depot cimg1088.jpg There's a gremlin in the Woodside control pannel!! cimg1089.jpg 2546 crosses the Angus uppers loop and tunnel on the main line cimg1091.jpg 2546 arrives in Cook the Intermediate point on the branch cimg1093.jpg 2546 crosses Cook main street past the stock pens and some bill boarding cimg1098.jpg Heading though the canion is the ATSF 2-8-0 to McKeen whilst a Rio Grrande F unit waites clearance into Baldwin from the Mine cimg1099.jpg 2546 deep in the canion. The Bridge takes the logging line from the mine accross the Canion to the camp cimg1105.jpg 2546 now arrives at McKeen and passes the turntable and crew house cimg1108.jpg Arriving in McKeen yard the 2-8-0 has to argue with an agressive artic truck cimg1111.jpg Down Town McKeen cimg1113.jpg A General view of McKeen from the stop blocks cimg1114.jpg 2546 now goes for turning. cimg1118.jpg The crew push the turntable hard and so need rests! cimg1124.jpg Looking back down into McKeen cimg1125.jpg Returning through Cook 2546 emerges from the Tunnel from Erie Canion cimg1128.jpg Passing through Cook heading back to Baldwin cimg1129.jpg A Shay powers up the steep branch through the Canion into the Mine before switching to the Logging camp cimg1133.jpg CP 5763 lines up the stock cars cimg1136.jpg 5763 and 2-10-0 sweels through the Canion cimg1138.jpg Leavging the Canion passing the turntable into McKeen cimg1139.jpg 5763 switches the industry cimg1143.jpg WM 765 at McKeen depot with local passengers cimg1147.jpg a UP 2-8-0 switches Baldwin South and prepairs to join the main line whilst the mine sideings are busy. CIMG1349.JPG The mine loader at the end of the branch CIMG1359.JPG A GS4 and the whole of the Daylight streemline pass by the coal exchange CIMG1366.JPG Train 99 rolls past the North Lima Sewing Machine Engineers (NLSME !!) CIMG1369.JPG 4449 brings train 99 past the Lima water plug PICT1446.JPG 3964 rolls down the grade past the engine terminal PICT1449.JPG A Challenger bypasses Woodside compleatly on its way to Richmond PICT1452.JPG Another view of a Challenger and some CP power at Woodside Terminal PICT1461.JPG 3964 passes the Baldwin Bunk house and enters the coal exchange sidings CIMG1439.JPG Two Challengers and an F unit at the Sand racks PICT1894.JPG A new loading bay has been constructed by Dave at Lima PICT1895.JPG A wider view of Lima, showing the Challenger arriving to collect the reefers passing a mixed freight.