Model Railroad Article #18: Roundhouse Locomotives

This article is all about locomotives inside the roundhouse on the Danville County Railroad Layout. The 1st photo shows Burlington Northern E Unit #9804 ready to come out of the roundhouse, and the 2nd photo is of Chessie System GP9 4301 inside the roundhouse on Track 2. Usually engines in this roundhouse stay in any of the 3 tracks for at least 1 whole day or more than that if there aren't as many trains on a certain day, but most of the time there are trains for these engines to run on.

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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.

Article #68: A Night around Grovemont

This newest article on the Danville County Railroad Layout is A Night a Grovemont. You will see pics at night at different locations along the layout. From the passenger station to the roundhouse, you will see a few trains as they make their night runs. Western Maryland #20 on Light Move Sitting right beside the passenger station is Western Maryland GP7 #20 ready to head out of the yard at Grovemont on a light move. The light move is essentially a work train headed down the line towards one of the other yard's where the trains originate The platform of the station is lit up shining right onto the train. It will meet a local freight up the line after departing. After the Go7 had gone by, we see Alco S3 #6 pulling a local freight back towards the yard at Grovemont. On this photo is is hauling 1 boxcar past the main railroad crossing by the roundhouse. The roundhouse is where the locomotive will turn in for the night getting ready for the next morning. This local L39 runs...

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.

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