Boaz siding

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Mike,I can assure you that the name is pronounced Bose, as the speakers. This comes directly from engineer's that I worked with that worked there.Jimmy LisleSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> Date: 3/12/23  7:18 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> Subject: Boaz siding Does anyone have images or info about Boaz siding that they are willing to share that may help me model it in HO?    I am particularly interested in the length of the siding.  Placement of the buildings (sheds), and where the turnouts are located beyond (east) of the shed.  I also want to know about a culvert that I believe was located right where the crossover connected to the siding turnout.  I will need to model that, but don't know what to make it look like.  Also, probably most importantly of all: how to pronounce it. I'd assumed it was Bo-Azz since I heard about it as a kid.  I've read that it was pronounced Bose, like the speakers, and named for the local farmer family. One of the members of our Facebook group stated he hunted on the family property many years ago, and they pronounced it Bo-azz, so I consider it settled at this point, unless someone is going to say that everyone on the railroad called it Bose (seemingly incorrectly).I have a pretty good image of it from the Archives, taken from a distance.  Luckily it is mostly perpendicular to the track.  I have derived some distances, although there is some perspective involved that I will need to take into account. I'm including her a photo of the siding with my distance measurements, and a track chart/Google map overlay, to show the things I am looking at.I am looking carefully at Boaz siding images and info that I can get my hands on. I am planning to model it as a small diorama in HO scale,  mostly for taking photos of my rolling stock, and to motivate me to weather and detail some locos.  The primary obstacle to the process is believably modeling a weeping willow. If I can't nail that, there's really no point in proceeding.  I'm experimenting with some materials I have found online, such as large feathers from ostrich and peacock, and with miniature fern fronds (from asparagus).  This all stems from my work to build a diorama of the Auville yard service area.  As I started buying lumber for that scene, I began thinking about the improvements in model scenery since I last built a layout.  Perhaps I should practice on a small scene. Somehow I turned that into a 6 or 8 ft x 32 in diorama/module. 😶 At least it's mostly track and wild grass fields scenery.Thanks for any pics or info you can share to help.Mike Rector
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