The Hogwash and Baloney is my first attempt at modelling in 0 gauge. It is the inland terminus of an imaginary Short-Line railroad from Baloney somewhere in the USA, set in the 1950s. Local folk seem to forget Baloney and always refer to the railroad as “The Hogwash”. The line runs into Hogwash’s small “depot” over a low trestle bridge through which the roaring Hogwash – the seasonal river that gave the town its name – runs. There is a rather busy freight yard serving local industries – particularly grain and chemicals.
There are hundreds of “Short line” railroads in the USA – often quite long (up to hundreds of miles) and some very short (less than a mile). They usually have a motley collection of second-hand or rented motive power. The Hogwash boasts two steamers – a 2-8-0, an 0-8-0, a GP9 diesel, and the pride of the operating department – a gas-electric “doodlebug” railcar. Many of these short lines would just have a “mixed train daily”. The Hogwash is one of the busy ones – watch out for the morning Mail, several freights, the doodlebug local, and (of course) at least one mixed train!
The low-relief background buildings of grain silos, oil/chemical works and factories are still partly “work in progress” but, with trains shuffling in and out, I hope this little railroad will transport you to another era and a different World.
