Attached are scans of the Industry Schematics for the Kansas City Metro area for the Frisco/KC Terminal. Included are schematics for the Fairgrounds District, Rosedale District, 19th St District, 8th St District and Coburg District. Also I have attached a composite satellite view of the Fairgrounds District from 2010.
Don't forget the West Bottoms schematics posted by Dale Rush; Kansas City Track Map and Industries, 1930's?
There goes the weekend! It's too hot out anyway. Great material. Thanks to you and Dale for posting. Jim
Zone 4, Spot 427 or Webb Belting & Supply. Nice memory here.... an addition to this business was my father's first construction project in Kansas City after opening his own doors in the early 50's. Thanks for posting. Buck Dean
Sometimes it takes a while for inspiration for me to sink in. I'm glad that I took another look at these, especially "Zone 2." Between these charts and some photos I've seen, I think I've settled on my next "north of Olathe" Layout Design Element. Page 22 of 24 includes some modelable industries (R.L. Faubion and Rodney Milling) plus interchange opportunities with both AT&SF and MKT, plus the Fairgrounds Branch. The track arrangements - especially at Rodney Milling - appears to be different than the tracks listed on old Sanborn Maps from the 30s and 40s, so I'm either going to have to reconcile that aspect or just split the difference and use Modeler's License for what will fit best in my available space. Best Regards,
While progress in the tangible model space has yet to materialize, I've been keeping up on my research of the Fairgrounds Branch industries. See more at http://kcspur.blogspot.com --Rich Steenwyk Milwaukee, WI
Thanks, Rich. Saw the post on various elevations and I'm glad that you did the research and that I took the time to read it. It has saved me from going in a very unnecessarily wrong direction in the space I've allotted for everything south of Schutte Lumber. Best Regards,
The dedicated Frisco modelers Rich refers to in the discussion about elevations were Mark Davidson (mark) and yours truly. One day we used four different devices to get GPS elevations; two iPhones, one iPad and the nav system in my company vehicle.
Impressive field work, Keith and Mark! The data that you provided to Rich that he shared is a lot easier on my eyesight than trying to make out contour lines on a topographic map. Best Regards,