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Colleagues,Tonight, working from an aerial photo done in 1973, just a month after the demise of electric operation, Alberton begins to take shape along with Lothrop, the NP siding across the Clark Fork River. There is fairly thick trees along the river bank, and probably a green swath as well, so I will be using strips of grass transfer, here and there, and lots of those Pine Rows, which look great from a passing train, and just a puny X from a vertical view. However, they serve the purpose quite well and allow us to minimize poly counts and objects per tile without sacrificing effect. There are a few islands here and I have planted tall firs, and a few Norway pines on them.The attached is a view of the passenger station as a group of passengers to be (boy that gal in the green jumper sure hangs in there, must be a NARP member (like me)) await the arrival of the Columbian. Note, this was a stop for the Columbian, and local passenger trains while they existed, but not for the Olympian Hiawatha which is why the track extends (with minimal scenery) about 4 miles east from the town.J. H. Sullivan
Jerry,Just a note of clarification -- the Milwaukee shut off the juice in early June of 1974. Unfortunately, they didn't waste much time in sending the Little Joes off to scrap. In mid-August, I remember climbing through the E-72 which was parked on the Drummond siding (I still have photos). The loco had been pretty much been stripped and gutted, but it still had its Westinghouse Duplex air gauges, brass controller handles and the oil stove behind the brakeman seat. The cab was pretty much complete, except for some of the electric/diesel-M.U. system components. The loco sat at Drummond for only a day or two and then disappeared (to Tacoma, I believe). I remember regretting at the time that I'd never had the opportunity of being inside one (or riding one) when it was operational.A reporter/photographer from either The Missoulian or the Deer Lodge Silver State Post took a cab ride and did a special feature just prior to the electrical shutdown (I believe it was in February or March 1974). Knowing that an era was about to end, he interviewed the crew and described his ride in text and photos. Unfortunately, I never clipped or copied the article. It should still be available on microfilm at the Missoula Public Library or in Deer Lodge.Keep up the good work!
