Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society Member
Tim Swan has been working on his home layout for many years. An avid modeler,
Tim is recreating the area in and around Bedford, Indiana. As you can see
from the pictures, his layout is progressing very well. Keep up the great
work Tim and sharing with others through you pictures.
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Tim's Layout. Architect
Mike Aufderheide drew it up for me based on my crudely penciled sketches.
That was back in March 2002. Lots of minor changes since then, but nothing
major. Click on image to see full
size.
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Tim
checking out operations at the Bedford depot and freight depot area on
his layout.
The pictures below were recently
sent to the Webmaster. Since the collection of photos from Tim's layout
is growing, we decided to give Tim and his layout his own page.
Left: Street running on J Street.
F3 64 pulling a local freight. Right: More of the train as it passes.
Below Left: Getting towards the end. Below Right: And naturally the caboose
brings up the end.
Left: Shot of the end of the
train. Right: Another shot as it moves north.
Some of these pictures were posted a while back on the
List Serve. Here is some excellent modeling work by Tim Swan of the Bedford
depot on his home layout. Left: Bedford Depot. Right: Another view of the
Depot. This view would be from the northwest.
Left: Looking down J Street in Bedford. This view is looking
north along J Street. Right: In this pictures, you would be looking to the
west at 17th Street in Bedford. Great work Tim. Look forward to updated pictures
as the layout progresses.
Left and
Right: Two shots of the new Atlas H15-44's
on his home layout.
Left: RS2 #21 in yellow/ black
livery near the depot. Right: Pluto Water refers sit at the Beford freight
house.
Left: Local freight passing
the depot. Right: Another look at the local passing the depot with H15-44
#46 in the lead.
Left: Tank cars pass the depot.
Right: Monon "High Speed Merchandise" box car towards the end of the
local.
Left: Bay window caboose on
the end of the local. Right: Water tower and street scene.
Left and Right: Scenes showing Epie's,
a burger joint at the north end of the street-running. Epies, at 13th and
J, was
so close
to
the
track
it
was wiped out by another southward
freight in the fifties.
Left: One more look at Epie's burger
joint. Right: Looking at the depot and freight house area.
Left and Right: These are of a southward
freight on J Street.
Left and Right: Action through the
courthouse square.
Left: Caboose C-302. Right: Local 41 blowing for a country crossing.
Left: Local 41 crossing highway. Right: Murdock from the north.
Left: Murdock from the south. Right: Furst Mill.
Left: Furst Mill. Right: Furst Mill.
Left: Furst Mill lead.
Left: Furst Mill switching. Right: Telegraphers shack at Murdock.
Left: Pleasant Run bridge. Right: Southbound freight approaches Bedford.
Left: Southbound approaching Milwaukee Road trestle. Right: Southbound clearing crossing.
Left: Clearing the Milwaukee trestle. Right: Southbound at county road crossing.
Left: Southbound crossing county road. Right: Southbound exiting the KK cut.
Left: Southbound passing old Brooks Mill. Right: Southbound approaching Bedford.
Left: Southbound approaching Bedford. Right: Southbound three unit freight.
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