Thanks Peter, The Austin & Northwestern was narrow gauge from 1881 to 1892 using 35 pound rail. While I was out, I measured the track and it is 110 pound...
... Chaz, Just looked over the various documents in the FILES area, along with the pictures in the PHOTOS area. Some really nice information you put together,...
Thanks Frolin, I am planning to model the A&NW in sections. Each town, interchange, and large industry will be a section. In addition, I will have some plain...
Chaz, If you want it to look right 24", and at a minimum 18". Less than that, you need to be more specific on the equipment you plan to run. These are based...
... Chaz, While I do not model in HOn3, I seem to recall that 15" was the bare minimal and that would require tinkering and modifying most equipment, and it...
Frolin, I'm slowly coming to the realization that it's going to be Nn3, if I stay with my original module scheme. My next experiment is to scale the modules...
Chaz, Why go so small as Nn3 just take out another wall for a bigger train room -har.... HOn3 seems to have some really nice options with Blackstone but how...
Chaz, I don't recommend Nn3, you would be much more limited in what was available. I am into logging and have tested my geared steam and rolling stock and...
Don, thanks for the encouragement. I've already started experimenting. Some HOn3 rolling stock should be arriving soon. You are correct, there never were any...
I intended to walk more track, but got rained out. I put 3 photos of the Colorado River Bridge in the Austin & Northwestern photo directory. This part was...
With all the talk about the Austin & Northwestern Railroad, I recalled my side trip back in January of 2004, from Marble Falls to Llano, tracking this route. ...
All the talk about A&NW got me interested and Frolin let me in! Lived in Austin and attended Pearce Junior High (now middle school) in 1961 - 1962 when my...
Welcome Bill, I've been posting what I know about the A&NW as I learn about it. The A&NW was narrow gauge from 1881 to 1891. So any current pictures are...
Welcome Bill, Glad you're here. I've seen your posts on other sites. I'll be in your neck of the woods or sand pile the end of June. Since this year we are...
My name is Browne Goodwin, and I live in Williamson County with a Leander PO address. I have a G-Gauge garden railroad, and have been working on modelling the...
Train shops are few and far between here -- stop at Coronado Scale Models in Phoenix on your way here -- much more productive. Store on Durango is mostly HO...
I found a gem of an N scale model of the I&GN passenger station in Austin, TX. The I&GN leased space to the A&NW and to the H&TC. This is going to be the...
I found the elevation profile for the Llano Branch of the Dallas-Austin Division of the Houston & Texas Central and put it in the Austin & Northwestern file...
I see symbols for water and fuel in the legend but don't see them on the profile. Do they show up in the original? Thanks fro sharing. Bill Uffelman Las...
Bill, The 1926 track maps show several "oil spurs". An old newspaper reported the A&NW had 13 stations and 12 water towers. I assume there would have been...
Great stuff. I'll have to look for photos/books. Somewhere I have the Texas Shortline pub purchased from the old Bellaire Roundhouse back in my chemical...
UP 844 is in Texas this month, and while pulling into the station at Mt Pleasant, she was shoved two miles past by the diesel behind her. Flat spots were worn...
Casey, This is really sad. I assume they had to clear the track. Nobody would do this by accident. Will they have to turn the wheels? or will a little...
To make matters worse for 844, when she was taken to Georgetown (Texas) for work, her trailing supply box car was set out and I guess not 'braked down' enough....
Chaz You mentioned modeling this in HOn3 and questioned curves. Wondering if you are still in the concept and planning stages or if you have started paper to...
GS, I do want to model the A&NW. However, after visiting libraries, museums, walking the tracks and talking to people, I've discovered that very few people...
This is off topic, because this road was never a narrow gauge. The old H&TC that is now owned by Capitol Metro is getting new ballast. It looks pretty good...
My wife likes the photo of the track wandering through the Blue Bonnets. Would the photographer please contact me as she would like to get an 8 x 10 or so...
