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Entry 12Landenburg, Pennsylvania
Landenberg Pennsylvania Circa 1940 Scale: HO Prototype: B&O Landenberg Branch Locale: Northwestern Delaware Era: Late 30’s early 40’s Minimum Radius: 30” Main Track 18” Spurs Maximum Grade: None The Landenberg Pennsylvania Circa 1940 LDE is based on the small town of Landenberg Pennsylvania as it existed around the year 1940. The town is served by the Landenberg Branch of the B&O, which still runs today as the tourist line Wilmington Western Railroad. The line served several towns including Marshallton, Greenbank, Ashland, Yorklyn, Hockessin, and Landenberg. The branch interchanges with the PRR (I took modelers license taken here. Interchange ended here during the depression.) to the left of the LDE and heads toward Broad run Trestle to the right. Operations on the line consist of a way freight, pulled by the line’s SW-1 or a steam switcher (0-6-0 most likely), switching the town’s industries which include a mushroom farm and the Woolen mill. The train would also handle LCL service at the depot. In town the interchange with the PRR would also need switching. If the train was steam powered it would also take on water at the tower by the depot. |
