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Kintner Milling
Developing a signature scene
W
ay back in 2003 I was wandering around Pennsyl-
vania, a state that I found endlessly fascinating to
railfan in. I loved the combination of heavy main-
line action, interesting regionals, and abundant shortlines that
seemed to be everywhere! It was during one trip that I headed
into an area of Pennsylvania that I had not yet explored. My
goal was to follow the tracks from Pittston up to Sayre and
then come home by continuing to Waverly, New York and
heading east along the Southern Tier.
At the time I didn’t realize that I was following the line I would
decide to base my model railroad on: the former Lehigh Valley
“Snake Path” (later part of Conrail’s Philadelphia Division) that
followed the beautiful valley of the Susquehanna River almost
the entire way. I quickly realized that the steep, wooded hill-
sides and relatively sharp mainline curves leant themselves
Getting Real column
by Mike Rose
How stumbling upon an interesting prototype
allowed me to focus on an entire region ...
Getting Real Column - 1
