PROJ: Frito Lay Plant

PROJ: Coca-Cola Plant

Major industry on the MockInd.

Roster Freight Cars

The freight cars for the Mockingbird Industrial are pretty typical fare for any post-2000 modern railroad.  The makeup should be pretty normal, with the exception that corn syrup cars are very prevalent on the line.

Roster Locos

Locos

Roster TRE

TRE Equipment

Design Considerations and Track Plan

And now, for the reveal....the track plan!

Overall Layout Theme

So, I'll start with some of my goals for this model railroad.  I've always loved the absolutely unique nature of the Trinity Railway Express rolling stock.  From the sleek trapezoidal Bombardier cars and the boxy, bulldog-ish look of the F59PH locomotives, to the bulbous modern-yet-quirky look of its younger sibling the F59PHI, to the crown jewels of the fleet: the beautiful, sleek, retro-art-deco RDC1's.

Combine that variety with the almost infinite array of freight cars and modern diesels that could show up on any given day, and it really is an excellent choice for a fun and interesting modern model railroad.   So my recent decision to try my hand at z-scale--almost exclusively a result of AZL running the Bombardier/F59 sets on fire sale--left very little doubt as to the What, When, and Where.