I was flipping through some old Model Train magazines, and I came across an article about how this guy made a layout where there was an interchange between a City Belt Line and a Trunk Line.
I get that a Belt line connects the different railroads in the city to each other (Like the Belt Railway of Chicago, or the Indiana Harbor Belt) but I dont know what a TRUNK line really is (like the Grand Trunk Western). Can someone explain to me what one is? I would rather appreciate it. =]
2006-07-29 07:07:32 · 2 answers · asked by trainboy765 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Both are another name for a "short line", which, as its name implies, has limited trackage, equipment and employee roster, and often times connections between larger railroads or in a field of special service.
These days, many have been created by common carriers on the branch lines they used to operate, under a new railroad name, usually non-union, which is the perfect vehicle for union busting.
2006-07-29 08:45:39 · answer #1 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just sounds like the names they just used to identify which train ran which route.
2006-07-29 07:10:49 · answer #2 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋