Model Railroad Article #17: Yard Switching

This article is about Yard Switching on the Danville County Railroad Layout. And here the 2 photos are of a train ready to switch with Chessie System GP9 4301 leading the way while backing up a cut of cars. The 2nd photo shows the brakeman standing on the rear car of the line of cars watching for the train to stop safely.

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Article #92: DVCRR Motor Car in Track 2 of Grovemont Yard

In this new article we get a look at one of the DVCRR motor cars sitting in Track 2 of the Grovemont Yard. This was the first motor car added to the layout back in 2022. This motor car has a headlight, cow catcher and a horn. Every so often, the motor cars can be seen in the tracks of the yard.

Union Pacific Locomotive visits the Layout

On the DVCRR Layout there are lot's of different locomotives that run across the line, but there are not many Union Pacific Locomotives. Well here that changed as Union Pacific GP38-2 623 visits the layout. The pictures shows it beside a Amtrak F40PH on display and the engineer holding his lantern out the window. This is an engine that has and will become more and more frequent on the layout and it will se assigned to various locals that originate out of the Grovemont Yard. every now and then engines from the 2 locals switch out and engines and this one should be on those.

Model Railroad Article #15: Penn Central F Unit 4715

Penn Central F Unit #4715 is another F Unit that is very common on the Danville County Railroad Layout. This F Unit does a lot of helper service on many kinds of trains. In the photo above it is leading a light power move back to the Grovemont Yard and trailing is 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive 06237. This is Penn Central paint scheme that catches your eye right away, with it's aqua paint and Orange & White PC Emblem.

The Danville County Railroad Train Layout

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