My dream was originally to model the Bellingham area of the Milwaukee Road especially the portion around the Whatcom Waterway and Citizen's Dock. However, I have had difficulty getting pictures, information, and details about the industry that the Milwaukee Road served. I am also realizing that I don't have sufficient room in the basement to adequately model the area.
So, I have decided to focus on Lynden, WA as the area to model. There are several reasons for choosing Lynden: one being the famous Lynden Feeds spur for my 4427 hopper fleet, a cold storage industry for my 57' mechanical reefer fleet, the Darigold industry for my boxcar fleet, and I feel that I can adequately model Lynden in the basement. Pictures are still hard to come by but thanks to friends on the Milw and MilwModeler's yahoo groups I have good details about the industries.
I hope to collect more information and will post what I have so far soon.
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I am modeling the Milwaukee Road in Lynden, WA a small town with a few industries with operations in mind.
The Plan
I chose to model Lynden as I am really interested in operations and not just running a train around in circles. I have looked at other locations but have not been able to find the right mix of operations, track layout, and equipment type being used. I originally wanted a location that primarily had inbound/outbound shipments using 4427 or 4750 cu ft covered hoppers, 50' 6" exterior post box cars, and mechanical reefers along with a mix of other cars. However, if anyone can provide me with a location in the Midwest served by the Milwaukee Road that shipped inbound/outbound using covered hoppers, exterior post box cars, hi-cube boxcars, and the occasional mechanical reefer or tank car I would be interested, especially if it is a place I can go see the actual area.
Milwaukee Road GP35 in Lynden
