WUT III has a large yard called Richmond in the middle nof the room and is where the coal trains come to be empties into the powerstation. It also has extensive general freight facilities. Two 2-8-0s bring a loaded train to stop by the depot.

Santa Fe 2-8-0 2546 rests by the depot and infront of the Richmond stop block

AC-4 4101 crosses the main road by Richmond depot.

Further back in the yard we can see the Richmond freight sheds.

This Santa Fe 2-8-0 is just picking up some cars for its mixed train to McKeen

Richmond has a mediam sized turntable and engine facility. Here a J1 is under the coaling tower. A switched moves a caboos about to the left and the powerstation building and yards are far behind the coal tower

An SP 2-8-2 comes off the turntable. A mixed freight waights switching into the yards and in the far distance the Woodside main yard

A USRA 4-8-2 on the Richmond table next to the tail of the full coal train it has just delivered

General view of Richmond yard from opposite the engine terminal

The Belt line links the east of Woodside with Richmond. A short spur also connects the Belt line to the low level yard at Baldwin via a junction behind the engine terminal. The Cabforward is climbing up from Woodside past a maintenance train in the small yard bellow.

The 4-8-2 decends from Richmond with its empties returning to the mine and passes a small pond. Behind the locomotive is a tunnel that leads to a hidden turning loop under the belt line. This can also connect to a fiddle yard underneith Richmond.

The mountain and its train now enter the west end of the large Woodside yard with the passenger terminal to the left and the frieght yards in the foreground

A gerneral view of the West end of Woodside yard showing the extensive frieght and passenger facilities. As SP Daylight train is about to leave track 1 whilst a mixed frieght is held in the hole above woodside at Angus

A differant GS-4, a brass one, in the passenger station. A reefer block waights to leave the almost empty freight yard.

A Challenger bypasses Woodside compleatly on its way to Richmond

The AC-4 is ready to head this long Reeffer block West from Woodside

Two SP switchers order the Woodside yard under the main road

A 2-8-0 shuffels in the yard full of box cars.

A CP 2-10-0 moves forward to collect its train east whilst SP switcher 1234 collects a caboose

A Pensy Q1 Duplex sets out with a load of coal empties, past a N&W J pressed into freight use. PRR and Amtrak deisels humm in the passenger depot

Woodside Union Station hosts two SP Daylight trains and an Amtrak Deisel from another era

A Union Pacific FEF1 now shars space with the GS-4.

My Westside GS-4 poses in Union Station

A more head on view of the East platform ends

A general view of the east of Woodsides large yard showing frieght and passenger as well as a switcher in the engine facilities

Western USA in the 1950s. UP and SP 4-8-4s share passengers with an AC-4 and a CP streamliner. A Pensy interloaper is ready in the freight yard.

A better view of the passenger line up.

The Passenger trains have all gone. GS-4 4430 is ready with a Reefer block. AC-4 4101 sits on a general freight whilst a new fangeled GE unit heads a train of empty coal hoppers through the bypass track.

A detailed look of 4430

4449 arrives at Woodside with its daylight train with UP 817 waights to power east. To the left some Rio Grande F units are serviced

3964 rolls down the grade past the engine terminal

4101 plods out of the Woodside yard passing the engine terminal. You can see the length of the yard, the control pannel, Angus loop on the shelf and the McKeen branch above.

There's a gremlin in the Woodside control pannel!!

SP power in the Woodside engine facility

Two Challengers and an F unit at the Sand racks

Between Woodside and Lima the railway with double track crosses a river. This bridge swings open to allow access to the room. The British OO layout can be seen through the door

Lima is the principle intermeadiate station. There are four through lines and several industry sidings.

Switcher 1234 collects cars at the west end of Lima

A view down the Lima yard

4430 and its reefers pause on its way west at Lima

An SP 4-10-2 arrives at Lima from the east passing a petrol car

4449 brings train 99 past the Lima water plug

4430 and the Lima depot

Looking down the yard from the Lima main street. In the back of the picture you can see the control pannel for the Mckeen branch terminus and the bridge accros the canion to Erie with the mine building on top.

610 passes Lima depot with empty coal hoppers

A view accross the yard at Lima

UP 9009 is a 4-12-2. She is fantastic and sits by the water tank at Lima

Train 99 rolls past the North Lima Sewing Machine Engineers (NLSME !!)

Train 99 has to pass before 4101 can go yet.

4430 crosses the road at the east end of Lima yard. 4101 waights to go up the hill

Some of the yard tracks are occupied with packing cases being loaded. The junction under 4101 leads round to the Belt line whilst 4430 is on the main line from Baldwin

4430 and the reefers drift down the main line into Lima. The level track bellow is the belt line. This section can be pushed asside and leads to the back door and a work area.

4101 Climbs out of Lima. The junction into Richmond yard is highlighted infront of the camera. The main line climbs over the belt line and loops round behind the power station, climbing to Angus at this point.

The GS-4 loops down from Angus. The belt line bellow and the Richomnd power station (under reconstruction) behind

4430 is about the cross the Belt line. The classification yards for the power station is empty to the left

This time as 5006 crosses the Belt line the coal trains fill the yard. The main line into Richmond leads bellow the yard into the junction

Angus is a passing loop on the grade between Lima and Baldwin and above Woodside yard. A small logger tank passes through the west end.

Trains pass at Angus.

The Reefer train has to go into the hole for the Daylight express to pass

Above Angus the mainline loops in a tunnel and reapears under the branch from McKeen. In the spirit of the CP Spiral tunnels CP hudson 2807 climbs up into the open.