BNSF's Decatur Hill

A few weeks ago, a new layout idea was spawned.  The layout is dubbed "Decatur Hill" and is a very small layout that I like to call "a test loop on steroids".   It will be similar in construction to my previous Saginaw Transfer layout (Unitrack and foam) but will be a much smaller footprint (roughly 61" x 34") and a true "roundy roundy" style.  Here's the plan:

Most Wanted Items

EXISTING RESERVATIONS
(1) Atlas 50 002 152 N NSC 50' Plug Door Box Car GTW #598179
(1) Atlas 50 002 146 N NSC 50' Plug Door Box Car CN/CNIS 1980 #413023
(1) Atlas 50 002 091 N 17.6K Trinity (Corn Syrup) Tank Car Occidental/HOKX #112039
(1) Atlas 50 002 089 N 17.6K Trinity (Corn Syrup) Tank Car DOWX #72042
(1) Trainworx #23062-15 NACC PD3000 NAHX Block 80s-90s #93688
(1) Trainworx #23062-16 NACC PD3000 NAHX Block 80s-90s #93731
(1) Athearn ATH24881 N 57ft Mech Reefer ARMN (UP) #912998
(1) Athearn ATH24878 N 57ft Mech Reefer BNSF #799793
(1) Athearn ATH24870 N 57ft Mech Reefer BNFE (BN) #11702
(1) Athearn ATH24866 N 57ft Mech Reefer FGMR (FGE/Solid Cold) #12824
(1) Athearn ATH12212 N 20.9K Gal Tank Car - GE Rail Services PTLX #120290
(1) Athearn ATH12209 N 20.9K Gal Tank Car - Dow Chemical DOWX #3877
(1) Athearn ATH10197 N 28ft Trailers/Dolly Yellow Freight #122089 & #122114
(1) BLMA #17005 (was 17008) GSC 60ft Flat BN #610189 (was 610207)
(1) Athearn ATH23550 33,900-Gallon LPG Tank/Late, Procor Ltd - Anhyd Ammonia #29784
(1) Intermountain #69348(S)-02 SD40-2 Loco w/Sound Decoder MKT #603
(1) Intermountain #65294-04 4750CF 3-Bay Covered Hopper Producers Grain Corp #34135
(1) BLMA #18007 BX-166 Boxcar ATSF w/o Logo #621493
(1) BLMA #18012 BX-166 Boxcar ATSF w/o Logo #621566
(1) Deluxe Innov #151602 Twinstack Sea-Land/BNSF-Patch BNSF #236104

Down The Road

So I'm gonna play optimist here and presume that I will build my "dream layout" Denver Road in N and that it will serve me well and I will have many great successes with it and will have a good ops group that will benefit.

Yet, I do believe such a layout WILL have a life span, if for no other reason than a possible change of address.   So when/if that happens who knows and whether or not Denver Road N would move too.

But supposing a significant restart, what would be next?  In this post I will tell you.  :-)

The Saginaw Transfer Railroad ... Mothballed

EDIT: This layout is--for all intents and purposes--defunct.  I still have the modules sans track, and will probably keep them in storage for a bit...possibly try to sell them.   But for a "temporary" layout, I have moved on to one that more appropriately meets my current needs.   See "Decatur Hill" entry for more info.  I am leaving this post up for historical purposes.

Welcome to my newest model railroad.   It will very simplistic and set in the late 90's/early 00's era, very loosely based on BNSF and UP in Saginaw, TX.   I say very loosely because there won't be major features included like the interchanges, but the overall feel (based mostly on rolling stock and a grain elavator flat) will be the Saginaw/North Fort Worth area.  (mere minutes away from BNSF's world headquarters)

Towns, Structures, and Scenery

This is somewhat of a "master list" of real things--other than rolling train cars and locomotives--that might be part of my n-scale world at some point.  Also includes some commentary about the likelyhood of inclusion and related criteria.

Roster: Freight Cars/Rolling Stock

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ROLLING STOCK

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153 BNSF Manifest Cars (=)

15% Ctrbm; 20% Box; 20% Petro; 10% Flat; 10% Gon; 5% Hop; 10% Rfrg; 10% Misc

34 UP Manifest Cars (=)

20% Box; 20% Petro; 10% Flat; 10% Gon; 10% Hop; 10% Rfrg; 20% Misc
189 (189)

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36 BNSF Grain Cars (=)

27 UP Grain Cars (=)

22 5161 Grain Cars (=) #471500=473499

19 Corn Syrup Cars (-7)
114 (107)

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42 UFIX Cars (+6): -39 Atlas Coalveyors; -3 Deluxe Innovations Coalporters (ex-SFIX) [19/19 Atlas Coalveyor Stock Loads, 0/2 Kato Bethgon Loads]

21 TXUX Cars (-2):  7 FVM TXUX Trinity RD-4 Hoppers black; 12 FVM TXUX Trinity RD-4 Hoppers silver/black

21 FPPX Cars (-14): 3 MDC FPPX Cars; 2 MDC LCRX Cars (Custom); 2 Athearn LCRX Cars (Relettered Herzog) [3/21 Athearn Stock Loads]

Roster: Locomotives

LOCOMOTIVES

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BNSF Wichita Falls Sub Roster

Atlas GP39M zdBN WF Atlas Stock (Manifest) + BN Ph2 + ATSF GP35 2872

Atlas GP38-2 zdBN ???? Atlas Stock (Manifest) + EMD + BN WF + MKT

Atlas SD60 zOakway (Manifest/Grain) + Oakway EMD3