Scale: On30 The On30 Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad occupies 800 square feet and represents the wooded areas of upper Michigan in 1942. World War II is on and the railroad is extremely busy serving the Quincy Mine hauling rock embedded with copper to its mine buildings and local customers. The mines, mills, lake, and the six miles of track that connected them all … [Read more...] about Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad
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Missabe Northern Railway
Scale: HO The Missabe Northern is a large double-deck railroad designed for diverse freight, iron ore and passenger operations as found in Minnesota in the early 1940's. The Duluth ore docks are the first scene you see as you enter this 3700 sq. ft. empire. Iron ore is classified and sorted by ship and ore dock pocket in the Proctor yard on the 'hill' and brought down to … [Read more...] about Missabe Northern Railway
Rio Grande Southern Lizard Head Division
Scale: HOn3 & HO These beautiful HOn3 Rio Grande Southern and HO Milwaukee Road Shullsburg layouts are certainly well known by those who read many of the popular model railroading magazines. Both layouts are 100% ‘Photo finished’ and as such, provide a ton of viewing and photo opportunities. The layouts have been used as a basis to author numerous articles on … [Read more...] about Rio Grande Southern Lizard Head Division
Rio Grande Southern/GJP&MPRY
Scale: HOn3 & HOn30 The Denver & Rio Grande Southern, along with Gilpin, James Peak and Middle Park Railway have trackage rights on this layout. The layout features many twilight scenes to showcase scale illumination. Several buildings are equipped with HO window sized neon lighted signs and scale lanterns and yard lights are everywhere. Many buildings have interior … [Read more...] about Rio Grande Southern/GJP&MPRY
RGS/D&RGW, Ridgway – Durango
Scale: HOn3 If you ever walked the RGS right-of-way, you'll appreciate what the layout owner is attempting to recreate on a large scale. The large mural style hand-painted backdrops gives the viewer the feeling of Colorado's mountains and bright blue skies. Construction began in August of 2016 and will probably continue well into the next century, as the layout owner … [Read more...] about RGS/D&RGW, Ridgway – Durango