The Beer Line MkII

Berra

Looks like an interesting idea, that much switching should keep interest up a long time. Didn't Model Railroader do a "Beer Line" project layout years ago?

Scotie

Yes thats right. There is also a book from the MRHA on the Beer Line. I think I will have fun with this concept. I might add a trolley line on the upper level. One problem is that the ceiling is less than 7' from the floor.

 This should be a fun layout.

You had me at "beer"......

I'm thirsty and its almost 5pm. I like the the layout idea too. Will you be including portajons too? I keep all the plasticville outhouses for that purpose. haha

Looks "like a plan"

What will your radii going to be?  Don't think "how small a radius" think "how big a radius" can I fit (I would recommend 072 min, but you may not have the space).  Do you have room for a Turntable?  I recently installed an Atlas TT and am having loads of fun with it.

Although, you don't need a TT.  I've been doing research on the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line and the book I have says their engines spent greater than 60% of their time going backwards!

looks like a great concept. actually model railroader did 2 different layout based on the beer line. i believe one was in the 80's and the other several years ago.

Berra

nice track plan and lots of sidings for switching operations

You related to Yogi Berra?

Berra,

   Now that is a cool original layout, I like it.  However I like good home made German Beer and White Lightening with my Pa mountain trains.

Have fun with your Sweden O gauge Beer Train Layout!

Post some pictures for us to see as you build.

PCRR/Dave

I like your forum name, If you go 20' south east of A on the track plan thats where my home brewery is. (It's been down for 2 years for the same reasons as the Beer line)

The "mainline" will be 042 or more. Some sidings and the reverse loop in the upper right is 031. I will run mostly switch engines and F7;s for the transferruns. I will have find somewhere else to run my Lionel S3

Thank you. Here is a pic of my keg fridge. Apology for hijacking of thread. Happy Friday.

I have 5 empty kegs. Hope to start brewing the spring.

Only progress is in the track plan. I have changed the tracks a bit and added a street running with a crossing. I guess it might be cool. Also some industries are designated now. As you can see there will be a few silos for grain. And a small loco yard for two switchers.

That MR Beer Line series remained on my night stand for two years while I conceived my own plan for a switching layout. It's a work in progress with industries that include a grain elevator, Westinghouse electric motor plant, dock side terminal, 2 food distributors, Ford Stamping plant, and a couple other small rail served industries. I have many hours of fun just classifying inbounds and switching the industries. Outbounds will be sent to my main layout when I finally decide to connect the two. You will have a lot of fun!

There was an AMC plant on the northern end of the Real Beer Line.

Gremlins and Pacers anyone

(Fact is I have added an AMC plant to the next edition of the track plan)

While I would have liked to create the "Beer Line", I kept my layout local to Western New York. I did like those AMC's though.