Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway



The Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway is a Narrow Gauge (3 Foot) Railroad System Based in The Sticklands. The Railroad's Namesake Mainline runs between Sticktropolis and Graphite Flats, two major Cities in The Sticklands. It also operates a Dimensional Mainline which operates between Several Stickman Populated Worlds.

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 engine and two cars 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, with the S.S.&.S. Railway ultimately coming out victorious. No tracks would be laid until 2023, when the Railway began building it's "Trans Dimensional Mainline". The Railway began establishing numerous Daily Trains, eventually Installing Semaphore Signalling to keep up with Traffic. long Sidings were built to allow multiple trains following in close proximity to pull onto the same track to let opposing trains pass. The Ticonderogan, Run behind the Railway's 4-4-2 Atlantic #83, whizzed along at an incredible 60 MPH (thanks to pristine weight balancing and top-notch trackage. Throughout the 20th Century and through 2022 the railway Remained Profitable, Doing what it could to aid the Sticklands Central whenever possible. Traffic mainly consisted of Raw Products and Refrigerated Foods moving south and Completed Products, Automobiles and Machinery moving North. The Railway's Profits began to dip following the Conversion of the Sticklands Central Railroad, eliminating it's only narrow gauge interchange partner. The Fluke Pacific Railroad also built jts "Overseas Extension" from San Francisco to Sticktropolis, giving the S.S.&.S. a connection at its south Terminus. The Railway was now an Isolated Narrow Gauge sandwiched between two standard gauge carriers, both of which were heavily reliant on the Graphite Road to move their freight. (The Sticklands Central had still not reached Sticktropolis) Emd G8s and SPKC Narrow Gauge Mikados were brought in to try and speed up traffic, and for awhile it helped the Company stay afloat, but the railway nearly went Bankrupt in August when the Central finally extended it's Standard gauge tracks into Sticktropolis, eliminating the S.S.&.S. Railway's importance as the only rail connection into sticktropolis. However, The Codrasan Empire provided Funds to allow the Railway to Operate as long as there it served at least one major customer. This allowed the Railway to begin Expanding its tracks to try and become profitable again, This time with the goal of connecting as many Stickman populated Worlds as Possible. Thus, The Dimensional Mainline was Born.

Dimensional Mainline
Horace the 1st Highlited plans to make his first extension of the Narrow Gauge line into Stickia to Reach Redfigure City, the capital. But the Stickians were very opposed to the Railway, Forcing Horace to abandon his original planned route and build his line over a mountain pass to reach the city. Catching the Stickians off guard, The S.S.&.S. now had a route into Stickia's Capital, but also linked with the Stickia & Atlantic Railroad. Soon another Extension was made, this time into Emadjinare, a Fantasy-like world also populated by Stickfigures. The Emadjinare Segment was the most Challenging to Build, and today is still the costliest section of the mainline to maintain. Many have suggested making the Line its own Company (The Emadjinare Railway Company) but at the moment it remains part of the S.S.&.S. System. The Next Extension made was onto Planet Keplar, also a difficult stretch of track to maintain. the elements continuously damage the tracks. on one occasion, the Afternoon Train encountered a small EF-0 tornado, which blew the baggage car off the tracks. thankfully, nobody was hurt.



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)

Dimensional Mainline
Sticktropolis (The Sticklands)

Redfigure City (Stickia)

Emadjinare (no known major cities)

Tetroville (Planet Keplar)

Zeropolis (Planet Zero)

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 2-6-0 #4 "Rockwood"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-4-0 #5 "Belaire"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-4-0 #6 "Stickman"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 2-4-0 #7 "Verasonia"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway Mason Bogie #13 "Master Aleks"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 0-4-2 #8 "Alanson"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-4-0 #23 "McMillian"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway Shay #29 "Pencil Pointe"

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

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

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

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

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

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-4-0 #59 "Millvernon"

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"

Stickburg Stickville & Sticktropolis Railway 4-4-0 #91 "Marion"

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 D-50 D-51. (on lease from The Codrasan Empire (SPKC RY))

Rolling Stock
Boxcars Numbered 100-300

Flatcars Numbered 400-550

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 1010-1030

Passenger Cars Numbers 1040-1070

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)