Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway



The Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway is a Narrow Gauge (3 Foot) Railroad System located in The Sticklands. The Railroad's Mainline runs between Sticktropolis and Graphite Flats, two major Cities in The Sticklands.

Synopsis
As One of the last Large Narrow Gauge Roads Built, The Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway was not your typical Company. by the time it was founded in 1907, most major Narrow Gauge routes were under complete control of National Governments (the largest being Raland Railways) The S.S.&.S. was owned only 1/3 by the government, with the citizens holding a majority of the power to operate the company. it took awhile for the Fledgling company to get it's feet off of the ground, lacking any materials to build a railroad. But as Sticktropolis Factories began expanding, they made rails for the new road. Woodcutters chopped down trees and Lumber mills turned them into ties. slowly, the tracks began to move south, and after a grueling 2 years, five miles of crude narrow gauge track were in place between Stickville and Horace's Landing, a portage terminal 5 miles South. The First train ran behind Locomotive #1, An 0-4-0 "Teakettle" type Locomotive, known as The "Horace", named after the Sticklands's Founder and the Railway's builder/promoter, Horace McStickley the 1st. Anxious civilians gathered along the line As the little train triumphantly thundered along the tracks towards Horace's Landing. a half hour later, the little train came back into town, and The entire nation celebrated. There were numerous parties and even Horace the 1st himself joined in on the festivities. But the S.S.&.S. Railway's immediate concern was simply building a rail line; as a true pioneer, nearly everything decision it made was an educated guess based on what little was known by the Sticklanders about trains at the time. Perhaps most challenging was constructing a proper right-of-way and figuring out the curvature limits and grade severity a typical narrow gauge train could handle. To aid in this endeavor, a few immigrants sailed back to the Continental US for ideas concerning construction and best practices. As the 1900s progressed the S.S.&.S. continued expansion towards the south, it's pace quickening as the Factories in Sticktropolis grew and National Excitement for the Railway increased. in 1915 the Railway's Tracks reached The City of Sticktropolis, thus making it the nation's capital city. The Company, which now had several locomotives, began running as many freight and passenger trains as it could. Travelers quickly realized that travel by train was much faster than Walking, the only other alternative. a year later in 1916 the extension to Stickburg was completed, thus connecting the railway's namesake terminals. in 1917 the City of Graphite Flats announced it's desire for a railroad connection. This initiated a race between the S.S.&.S. and it's new competitor, The Sticklands Central Railroad, which was building towards the same city with the intent of putting the S.S.&.S. out of Buisness. Both companies hurried to complete a line.



Major Stations
Sticktropolis (Railroad's Headquarters and Connection with the Overseas Extension and "Dimensional Mainline)

Graphite Heights (Longest Trestle on the railroad)

Horace's Landing (small historic marker and flag stop)

Stickville (3 Track Yard and Original Depot still in use as part of Stickville Historical Village)

Stickburg (Connection With The Sticklands Central's High Speed Line)

Graphite Flats (Connection to the Doriden & Western's Doriden Sub & Southern Pacific Kansas City's Shreveport, Vicksport, Lufkin, & Beaumont Subs VIA Portal)

Secondary and Branch Lines
"Dimensional Mainline" (Sticktropolis-Stickia)

Pencil Pointe Branch

Sticktropolis Dockside Spurs

Locomotives
Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 0-4-0 #1 "Horace"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-4-0 #2 "Sticklander"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-2-4 #3 "Sibley"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-4-0 #30 "St Anne"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-4-0 #41 "Sinclair"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-8-0 #50 "Brute"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-8-0 #51 "Champion"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-4-0 #57 "Ticonderoga"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-8-2 #70 "Mighty Mike"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-4-0 #77 "D.E. Randall"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-4-2 #83 "Graphite Star"

Leased Power
Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-4-4-2 #188 (On Lease from the Codrasan Empire (D&W RR))

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-8-0 #85 (On Lease from the Codrasan Empire(D&W RY))

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-8-2 #473 (on lease from The Codrasan Empire (SPKC RY))

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-8-2 #484 (on lease from The Codrasan Empire (SPKC RY))

Southern Pacific-Kansas City EMD G8s #20 through 30. (on lease from The Codrasan Empire (SPKC RY)

Rolling Stock
Boxcars Numbered 100-150

Flatcars Numbered 900-950

Tank Cars (S.S.&.S.) Numbered 300-315 (Cordelia's Trans-oil) Numbered 315-330

Ore cars (Morada Zinc RR) Numbered 400-410

Baggage Cars Numbered 1000-1001

Passenger Cars Numbers 1002-1010

Miscellaneous Equipment
Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway X-17 "The Picnic Rig"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway Private Coach "Sisdailia"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway Dual Gauge Idler "I1"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Wreck Crane "Big Emma"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-wheeled Cars (Circa 1907-1909) Numbers 1-15

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Track Speeder "TS15".

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway "RB 1" Railbus (Ex SPKC)

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway "RB 2" Railbus (Ex San Francisco & Cascade)