Seattle North Coast

[AmtrakFan454]

Hey fellas,

I'm aiming to construct a rough re-creation of the Seattle North Coast railroad in Microsoft Train Simulator. I know that it is ex-Milwaukee road and that for a while it did run a few ex-BN F units, but I don't know anything about customers, business tracks, sidings, etc.

I also would like some enlightenment on MILW's power--what kind of engines would have run on the line previous to it being spun off, what kind of paintscheme / horn / road-specific details, etc.

BTW, is there a forum for fallen flags?

Many thanks in advance,
AmtrakFan454

[TC Smith]

Railroad.net (if I got it right) has a forum for fallen flags. Milw. used SD-7s out there, maybe other stuff. http://www.fallenflags.com will have pics of Milw. units, some maybe from the Port Townsend area as well. Beyond that a google search may be your best bet and asking Big Dave at Fullerton if he has timetables on knowledge of said area.


TCS - Cliff might know too.

and kudos for picking a cool RR and location !

[SteveD]

I chased a MILwk.gp9 across the isolated branch one Thanksgiving. Recall there was once a website devoted just to SNC("Snook") customers were mainly lumber/paper mills at both ends.
Unique feature, of course, was barge connection between Port Townsend and Seattle. Not much left to see last time I was in neighborhood(earlier this yea)r, but barge pier lasted quite awhile after abandonment.

[Cliffs]

You might try contacting the owner of the "Oil Electric" blog. He lives in Port Townsend and has a remarkable amount of historical information of railroading in the NW.

http://www.oil-electric.com/