Silicon Valley Lines: Layout Tour - Nowheres

SVL's Nowheres Shops is the home to most of the railroads diesel locomotives. As you can see, SVL acquires its power from other bankrupt railroads, and very rarely repaints engines unless they previous road number is already in use. Operationally, Nowheres Yard in the center of SVL's operation. Trains which originate in Nowheres can either continue on the upper level towards Windsor, descend the grade down to Kaos Junction on the way to Bakersfield, or head over to Marshall for interchange. Nowheres also has a large passenger station and service facility, including a commissary to provide fresh food for dining cars. The Railway Express Agency delivers the fast freight service that SVL customers expect. The Railway Express Agency also still does a bustling business here in the pre-FedEx era. Nowheres yard is on the outskirts of town, as the mainlines moves northward, we pass near downtown. After Nowheres, the SVL mainline heads to Proctor Hill, an major source of revenue for the railroad.

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