BC&G Layout by Larry Smith, MMR
Here is how Larry Smith describes his CLINCH RIVER RAILROAD:
"Currently under construction in my garage is my BC&G inspired layout, the Clinch River RR. There is a twist to this as the railroad is narrow gauge and contains elements of not only the BC&G but the Manns Creek and East Broad Top as well. All three of these railroads were similar as to the nature of ther operations, being built to serve the coal and lumber industries.
The Buffalo Creek and Gauley provides some of the structiures for the layout and one section in particular, Oak Crest. While the mill is freelance, with certain elements from the the Swandale mill, the rest of the town will be built exactly like Swandale, as it is a perfect modeling situation. Other BC&G structures will be the Cressmont dairy and barn at Stewart's Gap and Widen town structures along with the power house will be used with the Jack Work tipple at Adams.
The East Broad Top will contribute structures at Selkirk with the installation of Mine No. 5. The Robertsdale company store, station and post office will all be a part of this section. Two other EBT tipples are planned for the future but as of right now there is no room for the expansion.
The Mann's Creek provides the logging equipment and the logging camp. This operation is meant to cause havoc on the Clinch River much the same way the Elk Rive did for the BC&G. The only difference is that the log crews and their families will stay in the woods. The log trains will run daily to and from the camp like the Elk River. All of the logging equipment is Sewell/Babcock Lumber Company designs.
Larry has promised to send photos as the layout progresses.
8/17 - Ed Kistatter has provided a drawing of the B&O Class K-1 caboose.
8/15 - Added a photo of the interior of the Dundon shops, one of #20 in the Swandale enginehouse and one of #20 near the Swandale store (bottom of page) and a good photo of the gons used on railfan trips, all provided by Robert Amon.
8/13 - Added photos of a BC&G-inspired layout built by Peter Weller-Lewis in Australia!
8/2 - TG Griffith has provided some information about the years 1958-1963 and beyond in Widen (bottom of page),
7/29 - Added a little info on the disposition of the BC&G cabooses (very bottom of page).
7/27 - Ed Kirstatter has provide a little more data about Majestic Mining caboose C-2.
7/26 - Added an excellent image of Clark gondola #201.
7/25 - Added interesting new information about an engine #1526 and a caboose #15 and some clarification from Ed Kirstatter about the ERC&L caboose's heritage (in blue).
7/22 - Added information about a novel by JG Griffith, SHADES OF SUGAR TREE, a great book about life in the hills of WV. See above and here.
7/18 - Added photo by Bob Amon of the Swandale engine house soon after the installation of the siding.
7/16 - Posted some documents that Ed Kirstatter has provided that describe some of the other mines in the area around Clay County served by the B&O (bottom of page). Also posted are the addresses of the ERC&L coal sales agents in the late '50s.
7/15 - Ed Kirstatter has provided drawings of B&O N-38 and N-39 class hoppers...the ones that came from the BC&G...that contain complete dimensional information. (Two locations on the page.)
7/14 - Another new contributor, Ed Kirstatter, has provided some corrected information on the history of BC&G #6 and #7 as well as a photo of his BC&G lantern. Watch for more material from Ed in the next few days!
7/11 - Posted a nice ink drawing of BC&G #13 by Harvey W. George, and color photos of crane X-5 and the interior of coach X-16 by Bob Amon. Both Harvey and Bob are new contributors to the site!
6/30 - Added a unique color photo of the South mine head provided by Roland Coluzzi, Jr. and taken by his dad.
6/24 - Posted two great photos of the Rich Run Mine provided by Roland Coluzzi (two locations on the page) and a key fob owned by Frank Criswell.
6/18 - Posted three color pictures of the gob pile activities and a great 'word picture' of what it was like by Roland Coluzzi, Jr. (see "CONTRIBUTORS" below right).
6/15 - At last I've gotten around to posting an article by Barbara Young Workman about her life with the BC&G.
5/25 - I found an interesting photo of Climax #3 that shows the 'cannonball' logo quite clearly
5/21 - I added yet another of John Phillips' fine photos, this one showing some interesting details at Swandale.
5/16 - John Phillips has shared some great photos of the Swandale engine house, Climax #2, and the logging flats.
5/15 - Posted a color photo of the logging caboose in the Georgia Pacific livery.
5/14 - John Phillips captured the top of the tender of #4, a perfect view for the modeler. Also posted a second view of #14 departing Widen.
5/14 - Check out the rare color photos of the log pond and the interior of the Dundon Shop by John Phillips.
5/13 - I've posted great color photos of #14 at the Rich Run Mine and of the Swandale Community Bldg from John Phillips.
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The material on this disc is basically the same as contained on the website "www.buffalocreekandgauley.com" and the disc is used and navigated the same as a webiste. At the top of each page is a gold-colored "Navigation Bar". On this, the Home Page, there are two such bars. Clicking on the words on the Navigation Bars will take you to the pages that contain that material. Clicking on HOME on any page will return you to this page. In the text, any word or phrase in orange can be clicked to bring up the page containing material on that subject. All the photographs and maps can be enlarged by clicking on them. Keep in mind that the content of this disc is from a website and the text has not been changed from its original form. For questions, corrections or additions, contact me via email at buffalocreeksteam@comcast.net. Brooks Stover
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The COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BC&G
Compiled By Brooks Stover
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The COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BC&G
Compiled By Brooks Stover
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