Layout
Rolling Stock
Shannondell Model Railroad Club (SMRC) has a large roster of locomotives, freight and passenger railroad cars (not to be confused with railcars, such as the Doodlebug) and utility railroad cars available for operation on the Shannondell Model Railroad. Details of SMRC’s rolling stock are presentd below. Some history of particular vehicles modeled in our collection can be accessed here. For help with railroad terminology, please visit Education.
Motive Power
The following three tables are the rosters of steam, diesel and electric/other motive power (powered railroad cars, not railcars) owned by SMRC. The tables provide some detail concerning each item in the rosters. The table headings indicate engine number, owner railroad (RR), engine type, engine class or model, wheel configuration (x-xx-x where the first x is the leading truck for negotiating curves, xx represents the drive wheels and the last x is the trailing truck supporting the fire box), DCC means digital command and control and sound indicates whether the engine emits sound (whistle, bell, etc.). For explanation of Class/Model and Wheel Configuration, go to the Education section of this website.
Steam Locomotives Roster
Motive Power
The following three tables are the rosters of steam, diesel and electric/other motive power (powered railroad cars, not railcars) owned by SMRC. The tables provide some detail concerning each item in the rosters. The table headings indicate engine number, owner railroad (RR), engine type, engine class or model, wheel configuration (x-xx-x where the first x is the leading truck for negotiating curves, xx represents the drive wheels and the last x is the trailing truck supporting the fire box), DCC means digital command and control and sound indicates whether the engine emits sound (whistle, bell, etc.). For explanation of Class/Model and Wheel Configuration, go to the Education section of this website.
Steam Locomotives Roster
Diesel Locomotives Roster
Electric and Other Locomotives Roster
Railroad Cars [under construction]
The following three tables are the rosters of railroad cars, moved by the above motive power, and owned by SMRC. The tables provide some detail concerning each item in the rosters. For information on the structure and capacity of various types of railroad cars, please go to https://web.archive.org/web/20111007195551/http://worldtraderef.com/ WTR_site/Rail_Cars/Guide_to_Rail_Cars.asp.
Trains are fundamentally built to haul things. The following tables divide our railroad cars into three categories: freight, passenger and utility cars.
Freight Car Roster
Number |
Car Owner |
Type |
Capacity |
Wheel Configuration |
Operating |
? |
Boxcar |
Weight or Volume |
Standard 2-axel, 4-wheel truck |
Yes or No |
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Refrigerated Boxcar |
Heavy Axel |
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Value |
Flatcar |
Multi-axel |
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Stacked |
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Well Car |
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Multimodal |
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Centerbeam |
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Autorack |
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Coil Car |
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Open Hopper |
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Covered Hopper |
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Gondola |
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Tank Car |
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Mail |
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Idler Flatcar |
Value |
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Stock Car |
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Caboose |
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Value |
Passenger Car Roster
Number |
Car Owner |
Type |
Use |
Wheel Configuration |
Operating |
?? |
Standard |
Yes or No |
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Upper Class |
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Parlor |
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Dining |
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Sleeper |
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Observation |
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Dome Car |
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Disco |
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Theater |
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Baggage |
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Bar/Lounge Car |
Utility Car Roster
Every railroad requires special rolling stock to build and maintain railroads and right of way. SMR has the following equipment.
Every railroad requires special rolling stock to build and maintain railroads and right of way. SMR has the following equipment.
Number |
RR |
Type |
Use |
Wheel Configuration |
Operating |
??? |
Crane |
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MOW |
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Ballast |
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Balast Stamper |
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Track Laying |
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Snow Plow |
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