Appalachia, VA--20'x25' Track Plan

Scale: HO
Minimum Radius: 30"
Minimum Aisle Width: 27"

Appalachia, Virginia and the surrounding area was an important part of the Interstate/Southern/L&N triangle. Before the purchase of the Interstate by the Southern, Appalachia was the main interchange and outlet for Southbound Interstate coal via the Southern. The Interstate maintained its headquarters and shops at Andover, just two miles north of Appalachia. Andover was the primary coal-collection point on the railroad. The north end of Andover is the beginning of the Roda branch which serves several coal loaders. The L&N and Southern maintained a small depot in the wye at Appalachia, but passenger trains were few and far-between. The L&N ran two (sometimes four) manifest freights a day through Appalachia to the N&W at Norton, but the vast majority of trains were stricty coal with only an occasional covered hopper or boxcar.

This track plan allows for mainline running on both the L&N and Interstate, a nearly-complete coal branchline, a lumber industry (Hamer lumber at Kelly View), and working interchanges between the three roads. Under-the-benchwork staging can be arranged in any manner between pts A.