
2010
O Scale National Convention
Layout Visits
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Convention 2009-2011
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Layout visits are one of the most popular attractions at the
convention's sponsor, O Scale West. No other O scale event in the
country has as many layouts open for visiting. There are so many
layouts open for visiting that it is not possible to see them all
unless one uses all days available for visiting and plans their
itinerary carefully. Lastly, extremely high quality maps are provided
so that getting to the layouts from the hotel and from layout to layout
is straight forward.
Approximately 57(!)
layouts will be open for visiting. Most are 2-rail O scale. A few may
be 3-rail hi-rail (scale rolling stock, speeds, and couplers). A
few will be S scale. A few will be HO scale; these are world class
layouts that have been broadly publicized in the model hobby press, and
are well worth a visit, particularly if this is your first visit to O
Scale West (which is combined with the national convention for 2010). A
few will be live steam.
Note that the layout
visits are drive yourself - no bus is offered. Some local layouts are
several
hours drive from the hotel; most of those layouts are scheduled for
visiting before or after the primary convention days of Wednesday
through Saturday.
If you are flying in
to
the convention and want to take several days touring and visiting
layouts before your arrival at the convention, we have a suggested
itinerary that you arrange yourself and that includes national parks,
very large finished O scale layouts, preserved operating railroads,
historic railroads being reconstructed, railroad museums, and over 1000
miles of driving. For more information, click here to access the Getting Here page, or
click on the Getting Here link in
the navigation bar on the left.
Map of This Page - each line
below is a link to that section so you can click on the line and jump
to that section
Link to the Photos Web Page
Update History of This Page
Categorization of
Layouts: Tour vs. Local
How to Get
Information So You Can Visit Layouts
Grand Tour Layouts
Grand Tour Layout
Schedule and Contact Information (link to a secure page)
Descriptions
of
Grand
Tour
Layouts
on
the
Route
from
Las
Vegas, NV (includes a
layout in Durango),
Descriptions of Grand
Tour Layouts on the Route from Seattle
Descriptions
of
Grand
Tour
Layouts
on
the
Route
from
San
Diego/Los Angeles
Local Layouts
Local Layout
Schedule and Contact Information (link to a secure page)
How
to Get an Advance Copy of the Local Layouts Hard Copy Map Packet
Descriptions
of
the
Local
Layouts
Arranged
by
Owner
Last
Name
PHOTOS!
We put many photos of the layouts that will be open on-line for your
viewing pleasure and to entice you to come to the convention. Click here
to view the photos.
ATTENTION LAYOUT OWNERS WHO
ARE INTERESTED IN BEING OPEN FOR VISITING!
If you have a 2-rail O scale layout, a high-rail 3-rail layout, a scale
S layout, or a very nicely done layout in other scales, and are
interested in being open for visiting before, during, or after (of
course there are location considerations), we would like to know about
it. 2-rail O scale and scale S layouts will be listed here and photos
posted to the web album if you want to be open for visiting during the
convention and you provide us with a description of your layout. Other
layouts may be listed at our discretion.
LAYOUT
VISITS UPDATES
- 12/21/2009
- First publication of as much as we know about layout visits at
this
time.This page will change significantly as we determine improvements
in
presentation and organization, and of course as more information about
layouts that will be open becomes known. If you are interested in this
activity please check back often. Your feedback is important so please
don't hesitate to pass your comments on to us
so that we can be sure this page provides the information you need.
2/20/2010
A major revision of this section. Most
layouts have been identified and information on the others is in
process for addition to this page as soon as it is ready. Many photos
are now available for viewing. Your feedback is important so please
don't hesitate to
pass your comments on to us
so that we can be sure this page provides the information you need.
3/4/2010
This section is revised to add layouts
and to show one cancellation. Many more photos
are available for viewing. Your feedback is important so
please
don't hesitate to
pass your comments on to us
so that we can be sure this page provides the information you need.
Please check back often that the layout visit information is very
dynamic at this time and may remain so until near the convention time.
4/20/2010
Layouts have been added, and more
photos
are available for viewing. Soon we will start work on identifying the
layout open schedules and making that information available to you.
Note that you will have to be registered for the convention (click on
the Registration link in the navigation side bar on the top left of
this page) in order to view the layout open schedules. Your feedback is
important so please
don't hesitate to
pass your comments on to us
so that we can be sure this page provides the information you need.
Needless to say, things will still change, so check back from time to
time.
5/4/2010
Information on the map packet has been
clarified to note that this packet is only for the local layouts.
Instructions on how to obtain a packet in advance are complete.
5/6/2010
The schedule and contact information
for the remote layouts has been made available. Minor information
changes to it may occur but the schedule and contact information is not
expected to change. To view the information you must be registered for
the convention and be prepared to supply to the page's access control
your registration number and your 5 digit zip code.
6/22/2010
Jim Dias has offered to have his well
done and accurate depiction, including the Keddie wye, of the WP open.
The layout is HO scale. Jim lives a few blocks from Jack Burgess, so
getting to Jim's is straight forward. Jim's layout has been featured in
several magazines including Railroad Model Craftsman and the e-zine
Model Railroad Hobbyist. Jim's layout is a last minute addition to the
maps packet, so those of you
who have requested advance copies of the map packets need to be aware
of this change.
6/24/2010
The hours for Markovich on the schedule
and contact information
secure page had an error. On the 30th Frank's hours are 5-8, not 1-8 as
the secure page indicated. The secure page has been changed. The map
packet is correct.
Categorization of The
Layouts
To help clarify when layouts are open, we have categorized the layouts
as "Tour" and "Local".
Tour
The Tour layouts are those that are open only before and/or after the
convention. The most likely scenario for visiting those layouts is
that the layout is visited while the visitor is either on their way to
the
convention or while returning home after the convention. Please see the
Grand Tour page for more information. Click here to jump to the Grand Tour layout
descriptions and information on this page.
Local
The Local layouts are those that are mostly local to the convention and
that are open before the
convention and, primarily, during and after the convention.
There may be some overlap in open times for some Tour layouts and some
Local layouts. Local layouts are included in the printed layout maps
packet that is available for pickup during the convention. Click here to to jump to the local layout
descriptions and information on this page, including information on how
to get information needed to visit layouts that are open before the
convention.
How to Get
Information So You Can Visit the Layouts
Grand Tour layout information (schedules and contact information) is on
a secure web page. A printable copy of that information is also on that
secure page. See Grand Tour Layout
Schedules and Contact Information below to access that
secured page. The convention is not providing a printed hard copy of
information about those layouts.
For the Local layouts that are open before
the convention and before you
can personally pick up a hard copy layout maps packet at the
convention, there are two choices. One choice is to have us send you a
hard copy of the layout maps packet; see Advance Copy of the Map Packet
below for more information. The other choice is to view the schedules
and contact information that is on a secure web page. See Local Layout Schedules and Contact
Information On-line below to access that secured page.
For the local layouts that are open during and after the convention,
you can use the hard copy of the layout maps packet that will be
available for pick up at the convention.
Grand Tour Layouts
The Tour layout owners have agreed to be open for visiting in a time
frame such that a convention attendee who is on their way to or from
the convention can stop to visit as part of their trip to or from the
convention.
Here is how the visits will work. The prospective visitor will call the
owner to make an
appointment for a visit on the day(s) the layout owner has
agreed to be open. The days the owner will be open along with
their telephone number will be provided
on a secure page; to access that page one must be pre-registered for
the convention as the access key to that page requires the visitor's
registration
number (emailed when the pre-registration is processed) and the zip
code of the visitor's address that was given on the pre-registration
form.
Below are that layouts that have agreed to be open. Layouts in
the same general area or that are on a prospective route to/from the
convention
are grouped together; see the Grand Tour
page for more information. More
information will be supplied as it becomes available.
Grand Tour Layout
Schedules and Contact Information
You must be pre-registered to view
the Grand Tour schedules and contact information. This is to
protect the layout owners from casual web snoopers being able to get
their telephone number, and so those snoopers
can't determine when the owner is unavailable for visiting and
therefore possibly out of town and thus a candidate to be burglarized.
The generosity of those owners is very great, and we would be remiss to
not do the most that we can to help protect their property.
There is no map packet for
the grand tour layouts. The only contact information is that
which can be viewed and printed as instructed below.
To view the Grand Tour layout schedules and contact information, you
must be prepared to supply your convention registration number and the
5 digit zip code you used on that registration. If you are
pre-registered and provided an email address, you received
an email message containing that number. If you cannot find that
message, please call Rod at the number on the Contact Us page and
he will
give you your registration number; Rod may ask a question or two to
satisfy himself that you are who you say you are. Note that the
registration number in the email you received was given as, for example
and not a valid
number, 20109999; sometimes the registration number has been presented
as 2010-9999. When you key your registration number, do not
include the hyphen, e.g., key 20109999.
Read the next paragraph. Then click here
to view the information.
If you do not get access from your first or subsequent attempts to
enter the User Name and Password, press the cancel button and a window
will open with complete information about what information you must
provide. When you are ready to attempt again, press the Page Reload
button (this varies from browser to browser) to try again. If you
decide to give up and seek help, select the Back button (this varies
from
browser to browser) to return to this page. If you did not include your
zip code in the registration information you sent to us, we have not
added you to the access list; please send us your zip code via email
and will add you to the access list.
Layouts on Routes from
Las
Vegas, NV
- Duane Danielson,
Durango, CO
- GN and NP fans shouldn't miss this layout! So you gotta start
from Denver and go through the scenic beauty of the Rockies, and by
preserved, some
operating, narrow gauge railroads to get to it...
- The layout room is 86x 45 ft- shaped like a L. The layout
represents the NP and GN during the steam to early diesel era just
after WW ll. Some of the pictures taken early on show early
stages
of scenery - now the layout is approximately 85% finished and will be
at least 90% done by convention time. Conversion to DCC is in
progress. Many of the engines are custom modified or scratch
built as well as the rolling stock. Duane's layout was the cover photo
and centerfold in the Nov/Dec 2009 O Scale Trains. To see photos of
Duane's layout click
here.
- Then you can
move on to
Jim Harper in Santa Clara, UT.
- Jim Harper, Santa Clara,
UT
- Jim's layout is Proto:48 and is very nicely constructed,
sceniced, and detailed. A must
see if you pass through that area (including Las Vegas, NV). Jim's
layout is available for visiting both before and after the
convention.To see photos of Jim's layout click
here.
- Guy Krivanek, Tehachapi,
CA
- For those traveling
to/from the 'O' Scale National
Convention June 27 through July 4, 2010 one of the layouts to visit is
located
at ARRT INDUSTRIES, 303 East 'H' Street Tehachapi, CA located
approximately 7
miles from the famous Tehachapi railroad loop and two blocks east of
the
rebuilt Southern Pacific station in downtown Tehachapi. At this
location can be
seen 'O' Scale traction in operation, many pieces of railroadiana
including
lanterns, switch stands, drawings, pictures, etc. Also at this location
are 'O'
Scale layouts built by past craftsmen such as Bob Mazzi's LA Railway
narrow
gauge traction layout (Pacific Terminal Lines), Bob
Hegge's scale model P-48 Traction layout
(Crooked Mountain Lines),
Bill
Clouser's 1968 model P-48 traction layout, Sy Simonton's beautiful
curved
trestles from the Squander Plenty Lines, and the traction layout built
by Bill
Cotton which ran at the Citrus Empire model railroad club at the Pomona
Fairplex from 1974-2004. While
there you can browse for Railroad
and antique related items in the adjacent store. Please call ahead for
an
appointment as Guy Krivanek will only be available prior to the
convention Monday June 28 and Tuesday June 29 and after the
convention
Sunday July 4 and
Monday July 5, 2010.
- Jerry Guth, Gardnerville,
NV
- Jerry's layout is a complete 24 foot by 60 foot layout depicting
the Southern Pacific
in the mid-late 1950s.Spectacular scenery and many accurate
scratch-built structures. The layout was designed to emphasize way
freight operations. Jerry's layout was further described in the Jan/Feb
2010 issue of O Scale Trains. To see photos of Jerry's layout click
here.
- Bob Jakl, Mariposa, CA
- Bob's 34 foot by 80 foot layout has its own purpose-built
building. The layout represents 1950-1970 mainline railroading. ATSF,
MKT, and CB&Q diesels operate on over 2000' of hand laid code 148
and 125 steel rail. There are multiple mainlines, mountains with
spectacular bridges, a large classification yard, a 7 track passenger
station, an industrial switching district, and a large tower
overlooking the layout from which Bob can operate. Aisles, walls, and
benchwork are all beautifully finished. Scenery is over 90% complete.
Bob has many of Lorrel Joiner's former buildings on the layout. The
layout was most recently described in O
Gauge Railroading April 2010.
- Dave Viale, Mariposa, CA
- Dave's 30 foot by 70 foot layout has its own purpose-built
building. The layout loosely represents the SP frm Sacramento to Sparks
in the pre-1955 era. There is an extensive collection of steam engine
models of the SP, ATSF, and Sierra Railroad. The 2000' mainline is hand
laid and in full operation with 84"minimum radius curves. It runs
through mountainous terrain with mountains towering over the trains.
Also included is a large engine servicing facility with turntable and
roundhouse. Scenery is now 70% completed. Dave's large layout was most
recently described in O
Gauge Railroading June 2010. To see photos of Dave's layout click
here.
- Tom Davis, Mariposa, CA
- Tom's layout is a 24 foot by 36 foot 3-rail layout running scale
proportioned
equipment was most recently described in O
Gauge Railroading April 2010.
- John Houlihan,
Fresno, CA
- Here is John's description of his layout:
- "As you enter the family
room, a PFE reefer rebuilt in 1922 is the wall paper and its insides
are the ceiling. Just ahead is the railroad. A swinging gate
(electrically interlocked to stop the train) lets you into the room.
Straight ahead are the downtown Fresno ATSF yards, behind you the
tracks rise up from the valley floor towards the summit of
Tehachapi. To your right the packing sheds of the valley are
represented with a little bit of Visalia Electric / Sacramento Northern
flavor. Off to the left is the roundhouse area.
"The layout is Digitrax DCC, signaled with Railroad & Co
controlling
the logic. Most freight cars have resistor wheel sets for
detection. Turnouts are controlled with Tortoise machines, route
logic is programed into Digitrax DS-64's. Only one button has to
be pushed to throw the many turnouts needed to get through an
area. The computer can also control the turnouts. The
signals are made by Irish Tracklayer and include single and double head
searchlight signals, one semaphore, several dwarfs and a 9 head signal
bridge.
The flavor of the railroad is Santa Fe for territory and SP for
locomotives."
- To see photos of John's layout click
here.
- Gordon Briggs, Nevada
City, CA
- Gordon's 20 foot by 30 foot Timber Creek RR models the SP in
Proto:48. To see a video of Gordon's layout click
here. Here is a
link to Gordon's web site about his layout.
- John Bridges, Nevada
City, CA
- John's layout models the railroads in Colorado's mountain mining
districts. John has won several O Scale West contest prizes for scratch
built structures, freight cars, and a D&SL 2-6-6-0. There is
extensive
hydrocal-based scenery; the scenery is 80% complete. The layout size is
13 x 36 feet.
Layouts on the Route
from
Seattle, WA
- Seattle, WA area
- Lee Thwaits. O
scale, standard gauge, freelanced double deck layout with Southern
Pacific theme. All steam. Layout is in 42' x 26' daylight
basement. Only access down stairs. All trackwork in and
operational. Over 50% sceniced. Operations primarily way
freight oriented. DCC control using EasyDCC wireless throttles.
About 2/3's of locos with Tsunami sound.
Sherri
and Gary Jordan. The layout is the Gilpin Tram circa 1915. It is
On2 and On3 on a 5' x 15' main deck with a helix to an upper level of
1.5' x 15'. The real Gilpin Tram ran between Blackhawk and Central
City, Colorado from 1888 to 1918. It was built to transfer gold bearing
ore from the mines above Central City to the mills in Blackhawk and,
via the Colorado and Southern, Golden or Denver. Our layout encompasses
a portion of Blackhawk on the lower level and a few mines on the upper
level. There is an interchange with the C&S 'broad gauge' that
allows material and supplies to move in and out of Blackhawk. The Tram
is operated with Digitrax and Soundtraxx electronics and a card order
system described by Malcom Furlow in MR around 1987. Motive power for
the Tram is 3 heavily rebuilt Overland Shays. A Balboa mogul and a
Precision Scale Shay move the C&S equipment. The layout is complete
with the usual amount of detailing and 'fine tuning' left. No
handicapped access and no smoking. To see a
photo of the layout
click
here.
Richard
Garberson. Dick's layout, the Quarter Q, is a 90' long standard
gauge O Scale
railroad on 3 levels. Two rooms, (15' x 20' and 12' x 12') comprise the
first level. The track spirals around these two rooms to rise 34"
to
the 2nd or attic level which is 13' x 50'. From the attic a 10'
long
bridge 9' above the entry rises to the 3rd level, a 12' x 15'
room
above the garage. The track loops around that room to a second bridge
over the entry and ends in a hidden yard on the attic level.
There is
a loop on the first level, a 10 track freight yard and a 17 stall round
house. The attic level has two main line loops, two small yards,
a
turntable and a 6 stall roundhouse. The 3rd level room has a
passenger
terminal. A traditional 12 volt block system is used with variac
throttles and two solid state throttles. Motive power is steam
and
early diesel CB&Q with some NP and GN locomotives. Scenery is
about 25% complete.
Mike O'Connell. Mike's P:48
layout is 10% complete, with only 1200(!) feet of track down. The
layout is a fictional depiction of a route from Tacoma, WA to Spokane,
WA, and is called the Pacific Railway and Navigation Co., which is a
real railroad that existed in the early 1900s. There are two 4 x 50
foot dioramas. A high point is the exact replica of the of GN Spokane
depot that was built in the 1960s by a father and son team who took
5000 hrs to complete it and it is awesome. A tour of the Chooch
development and manufacturing facility may be possible by advance
arrangement.
Bob Stivers. Bob's 36' x 22'
layout models the SP in 1952. Oakland, including the pier and passenger
yard, freight yard, and engine terminal comprise one end of the double
track main line which runs from Oakland to Martinez, where the
lines to Sacramento-Ogden and San Joaquin Valley-LA diverge and
continue out of sight to staging. There is a small engine terminal and
turning facility at Port Costa, and a branch line leaves the main
there. There are 10 industries between Oakland and Port Costa. 30
trains are run during ops sessions including way freights, the San
Joaquin Daylight complete with dome car, locals to Sacramento, San
Joaquin Overnight freights, and a freelanced San Joaquin Lark. The
layout loosely embodies the "If I Had A Million" layout in an old MR
where trains run through separated scenes. The main line is 2.5 scale
miles long. Control is variable DC, so guest locos don't need any
special electronics to run. Bob is in the process of installing an
interurban line that will run around the room and interchange with
the SP at Berkeley.
Portland, OR Area
- Jim Kennedy in Astoria,
OR. Jim's O 2-rail layout is around the wall 24 x 46 feet, 50% is
visible and is sceniced. All the track in the twice around track plan
with a 300 foot run for one lap is new AtlasO flex track and turnouts.
The minimum radius is 6 feet. Control is Aristo-Craft wireless
throttles, turnouts are manually operated. The "light" mainline models
the Feather River Railway 1940-1950, the "heavy" mainline models the
SP. There is a 36 inch turntable with a full 8 stall roundhouse and 8
stall garden tracks, with 3 lead tracks coming in. There is a small
staging yard at one end, and 3 passing sidings. Jim says there is a lot
to see in Astoria if you want to spend some time sightseeing. Santa
Maria Valley 2-8-2 #101 is being restored downtown, there is a 2.5 mile
long trolley operating along waterfront with a $1 fare, an NP combine
is also being restored downtown. The movie Kindergarten Cop
(Schwarzenegger) was filmed down the street from Jim's house, and the
movie Goonies was filmed the other way down the street from Jim's
house. There are more sights to see; Jim will alert you to them so that
you can spend up to a day enjoying the area.
Vic's
Hobbies in Portland, OR. Vic's
has a large O 2-rail layout in the basement. Operation on the layout is
Saturday 11-3;, on other days (Monday-Saturday) call the hobby shop to
verify availability for visiting (need two clerks present, one to stay
upstairs while the other escorts the visitors to the basement), best
hours are 2-5PM. The layout is a free-lance bridge railroad up in the
mountains, which is why multiple railroads can be seen, the era is
mostly mid-50s, the layout is L-shaped, 55 x 40 feet, the recently
installed second main line is only part of the layout that isn't
sceniced. Look for Leo Vilstrup's 11 car UP streamliner, about 1/2 the
cars are extensively modified and upgraded Kemtron kits, the more
recently added cars are completely scratchbuilt.
- Chiloquin, OR Area
- Chiloquin is the location of the world-famous Train Mountain live steam railroad
with 25 1/4 real miles of track. Here is the information we have about
the railroad's status around the convention dates: "That is one of our
work weeks and our operations meet where we run the railroad like a
scheduled working road. We have a lot of fun doing it. Anyone who wants
to visit should give the office a call and talk to Alma at
541-783-3030. We should have trains running to take folks for a ride.
They will be required to sign a release and may be charged a nominal
fee since there will be a meet going on."
- Yreka, CA
Duane
Johnson will have his layout open for visiting both before and
after the convention. Here is Duane's description of his layout:
"I
would be happy to have my layout open for those traveling through Yreka
to the convention and then for their return trip. The
layout is still a work in progress with much yet to do on both the
O-scale and HO-scale.
"The O-scale was an inheritance from my father with many items he
collected throughout his lifetime. The layout is basically
an exercise track around the room at about 65". I have
several working Lobaugh steam locomotives including the Challenger.
"The HO-scale is modeled after the Southern Pacific Railroad from
Sparks, Nev. to Carlin, Nev. I also model the Western Pacific
from Portola to Carlin. The HO layout is DCC controlled using
Digitrax Super Chief radio system. I worked for the SP during my
college days from 1959 to 1964 as a locomotive fireman on the Salt Lake
Division out of Sparks."
Yreka is the home of the
Yreka
Western
Railroad, which according to the web site has put its
tourist operations on hold. Duane may be able to provide more current
information on the YW's status when you see him.
- Weed, CA Area
- Dave Scott's S scale,
standard gauge layout represents Southern Pacific from Dunsmuir,
through Cantara Loop, toward Weed. Layout is approx. 25' X 30' in
a room over the garage. Only access is up stairs. All main line
track (over 180') is in and operational, and all but a couple of yard
tracks at Dunsmuir are operational. A scale 126' turntable at
Dunsmuir is also operational. Scenery has just been started. The lower
staging yard representing Reading can accommodate 5 trains of 50 cars
each, and the upper staging yard representing Weed can hold at least 4
trains on 80' of track. Eastbound trains leaving Dunsmuir
traverse a 2.2% ruling grade to gain to about an actual 2' of elevation
when arriving Weed staging. This layout has been a community
effort with his friends from the area and outside the area.
While at Dave's layout be sure to get
driving directions to Bill Young's layout (next one below) if you are
visiting the day Bill is open. The two layouts are approximately 10
miles apart.
- Mt. Shasta, CA Area
- Bill Young's S scale
layout represents the Southern Pacific in the Mount Shasta area. The
double track mainline is around the wall in a 9' X 24' room off the
garage. A third mainline track interfaces with the double track
mainline at Dunsmuir, and then climbs a grade to follow the double
track mainline, but at a higher elevation around the room until it goes
down grade into the Dunsmuir. The scenery on the layout is
completed with a spectacular back drop of Mt. Shasta painted by a local
area professional artist. The number and different types of
bridges on the layout are many and expertly scratch built. Prior
to retirement, Bill owned a bridge contracting company. Entrance
to the layout is through a three track scratch built operating Bascule
bridge complete with sound. This Bascule bridge took first place
in structures during the 2007 O Scale West model contest. DCC is
used extensively through out the layout for locomotives, switches, and
signaling. Bill's layout is open June 29, 9AM to 5PM. Dave Scott
will provide driving directions to Bill's. Note: the layout is just
outside the town of Mt. Shasta, minutes from I-5.
Redding, CA Area
Richard
Jayne of California Roadbed, manufacturer of Homabed, invites
you to drop in and see his operation.
Here
is a link to his web site.
- Layouts north of San Francisco Bay, CA Area
- Peter Hess in Corte
Madera (see description below)
- Steve Skold in Santa Rosa
(see description below)
Layouts on the Route from San
Diego or Los Angeles, CA
- Vern Hill, Wofford
Heights, CA (northeast of Bakersfield, about an hour from Tehachapi).
- This O-scale layout measures 13’ x 21’. Track is mostly
hand laid to Proto 48 standards. The basic track plan is an
over-and-under folded dog bone with a storage yard extending from
a junction into the adjoining garage. Minimum radius is 58”. All
track work, with the exception of an engine service area and industrial
spur, is complete along with about 85 percent of the scenery.
- The layout represents generic Southern Pacific, circa 1955, with
a mix of steam and diesel. Most modelers are aware that SP had
what nearly amounted to an Eastern Sierra line from Klamath Falls,
Oregon to Mojave, including the SP narrow gauge from Keeler to Laws and
north over Mt. Montgomery Pass. In my historical “imagineering”,
that section was standard gauged. In addition the line through
Susanville, California, intended to be the main line to Klamath Falls,
was built as planned, following roughly the present BNSF (former WP/GN)
Inside Gateway. The layout represents a section of that fictional
scenario.
- Rolling stock includes some brass (Rich Yoder), Intermountain,
Red Caboose and Atlas equipment. The locomotive roster includes
models from Glacier Park, Sunset and old Atlas/P&D rebuilds.
All have been converted to Proto 48 standards. The layout
controls are standard no-frills DC as are the controls for the signal
system (target and semaphore). A sound system remains on the wish
list. To see photos of Vern's layout click
here.
- Denis Dunning has an
On30 layout and is about 1/2 mile from Vern Hill (see above). Here's
Denis' description of his layout.
- "This is a small but very highly detailed On30 railroad. Housed
in an old garden shed measuring 8’ x 12’ it represents a short line
somewhere in the Sierras of California. The period is 1934 and
the Patrick Coast Tramway provides a thriving freight service and has a
daily passenger train. The Equipment is solely Bachmann On30 while the
structures on the layout are primarily scratch built with a few kit
built structures. The scenery on the layout is complete and
includes a photo backdrop, taken with a digital camera in various areas
of California and Nevada."
- To see
photos of Denis' layout, click
here.
Wayne Aichroth's
layout in Torrance, CA was passed on to us as a scale layout. It is
mostly tinplate and HO. Wayne's description follows:
"I can run 7 trains(3 ho/4o gauge} at the same time. they each have
their own oval so they are powered individually. I have a wide variety
of engines and cars one dating to the 1930 era. The layout is
very
compact (6 x 13 feet) with lots of different scenes. The layout has
been a work in progress over the last 20 years."
The Bitter Creek and Western live
steam railroad in in Arroyo Grande, CA.
The railroad is 7.5 inch gauge live steam. Visitors are welcome anytime
during daylight hours July 1-4 as
the 4th of July Meet will be in process. Wear your convention ID/badges
to get admission,
and you will have to sign a release. Park on the street and walk down
the driveway, maybe a hundred yards. There is one train car that works
well with handicaps - it has regular automotive seats so as long as one
can get off a mobility device into a seat they will be fine. Here is a link
to a video of the railroad; on that page are links to many more videos
of the railroad.
John Hoffman's Hi-Rail
layout in Long Beach, CA. Here's a description of John's layout:John Hoffman's Hi-Rail
layout in Long Beach, CA. Here's a description of John's layout:
The
layout
is
a
3-rail
hi-rail
using
Atlas
track.
It
is set in the East
Coast during September 1956 with the colorful change of season in
the late steam diesel transition era. The layout is 18'x16' and
is located in his garage. To view photos of John's layout
click here.
Local Layouts
Some local layouts will be open for visiting before 3pm Wednesday, June
30, which is when the layout map packets can be picked up at the
convention. To enable you to visit those layouts and/or to plan your
visiting of the local layouts, we offer two aids. One is the posting of
local layout visits schedules and contact information on a secure web
page. The other is an offer to mail you an advance copy of the layout
visit map packet.
Local Layout
Schedules and Contact Information
On-line
You must be pre-registered to view
the local layout schedules and contact information. This is to
protect the layout owners from casual web snoopers being able to get
their telephone number, and so those snoopers
can't determine when the owner is unavailable for visiting and
therefore possibly out of town and thus a candidate to be burglarized.
The generosity of those owners is very great, and we would be remiss to
not do the most that we can to help protect their property.
To view the local layout schedules and contact information, you
must be prepared to supply your convention registration number and the
5 digit zip code you used on that registration. If you are
pre-registered and provided an email address, you received
an email message containing that number. If you cannot find that
message, please call Rod at the number on the Contact Us page and
he will
give you your registration number; Rod may ask a question or two to
satisfy himself that you are who you say you are. Note that the
registration number in the email you received was given as, for example
and not a valid
number, 2010-9999; sometimes the registration number has been presented
as 2010-9999. When you key your registration number, do not
include the hyphen, e.g., key 20109999.
Read the next paragraph. Then click here
to view the information.
If you do not get access from your first or subsequent attempts to
enter the User Name and Password, press the cancel button and a window
will open with complete information about what information you must
provide. When you are ready to attempt again, press the Page Reload
button (this varies from browser to browser) to try again. If you
decide to give up and seek help, select the Back button (varies from
browser to browser) to return to this page. If you did not include your
zip code in the registration information
you sent to us, we have not added you to the access list; please send
us your zip code via email and will add you to the access list.
Advance Copy of the Map Packet
If you want an advance copy of the local layout visits map packet,
please
send postage for a Priority
Mail 9.5 x 12.5 flat rate envelope to us at
the address in the CONTACT
US
link to the
left; at this writing the rate for this envelope is $4.75 if bought
on-line, $4.90 if bought at the post office. The map packet will be
mailed in mid-June. As the convention
approaches, be sure to check LAYOUT VISITS UPDATES below and the on-line
schedule and contact info (see above) for last
minute changes to
the layout
visits program. You must be
pre-registered to receive this packet in
advance. Do not send
a business size envelope - the packet is too large and too heavy
for a business size envelope.
The Layouts
- Alf Modine
- Chicago and Northwestern & North Shore Line: Also includes
other Chicago interurban and
CSL street cars. 16' x 13' in a 2 car garage. Loaded with prize winning
models featuring the
heavyweight C&NW "400" from the July 1986 Model Railroader. Layout
is still under
construction with all trackwork done and operating. Work is still
underway on the overhead
catenary, but some of the trolleys will operate from 2-rail power.
Restrictions: No smoking.
- Bill Fleisher
- In a 34' x 37' room is an O/On3 layout modeling the D&RGW
from Alamosa through Chama to Durango. One branch
line models both the Farmington and Silverton
branches. The period is 1950 to 1968. The lowest of
the three levels is used by the standard gauge with a dog
bone arrangement serving the dual gauge Alamosa Yard.
The eastern loop is hidden storage representing the rails through
Walsenberg, to Colorado Springs and Denver. The second
and third levels are On3 including Lava Loop, Toltec siding
and tunnel, Cumbres including the snow shed, Chama with the
stock pen, station, oil rack and small wool warehouse, Gato,
Willow Creek, Monero, Carbon Junction, and Durango.
The branch has industries (and separate service ) for Farmington
and Silverton. The layout is fully operational and all of
the scenery is in place, except for the continuous activity of
adding detail. To see photos of Bill's layout click
here. Bill's photos are in Folder 1.
- Bill Gallagher
- A Northern Cal. Collection of O Scale Trains: Bill's train
collecting started at age 13 with a Lionel set of ATSF Warbonnet F-3s
in 1953. His Lionel collection grew enormously & he
became an authorized Lionel service station. He traveled the West Coast
as a dealer for
20 years before being bitten by the 2-rail, detailed O Scale bug. Now
his garage is devoted to
many shelves and display cases of the finest O Scale models from
C&LS, Glacier Park,
Key, Lionel, Lobaugh, MG, USH, PSC, Westside, and many more. 90
locomotives, 500 freight
cars, and 75 structures represent the ATSF, D&RGW, SP, UP, WP, NWP,
and Cal-Northern.
Restrictions: No smoking, call ahead if you can't make the times the
display is open, handicapped access to the garage is only via the
driveway.To see photos of Bill's display click
here. Bill's photos are in Folder 1.
- Bob Brown
- Tuolumne Forks: 28' x 28' On3 Sierra logging & mining
railroad. Highly detailed layout is 90% sceniced
& includes 3 sawmills, a stamp mill, a resort hotel, & many
scratch built structures. Many of Bob's
prize winning models are incorporated into the RR. Some earthquake
damage from 1989 has been left
visible. Layout is DCC controlled. Bob is the editor of the NG&SL
Gazette and can show visitors where
their magazine is put together. He also has an extensive collection of
models from pioneer narrow
gauge modelers from 56-76 years ago on display. Bob's On30 Shoehorn
Mining Company layout is
complete, as is a new On30 tourist line.
Restrictions: No smoking, no handicapped access.
- Bob Dupont
- Tall Pine Timber Co.: O/On3 fully sceniced 17' x 19'. Features 30
car freights, super-detailed
work trains, & a circus train (which will be run by popular
demand). Featured in RMC,
MR, The Gazette, OSN, OGR, OST, NMRA Bulletin, Coast Dispatcher, PCR
Branchline, & Great
Model Railroads. Bob started model railroading in 1956, started this
layout in 1976, and
held many NMRA offices, including National President, and has chaired
two National NMRA Conventions.
Restrictions: No smoking, no handicapped access.
- Bob Jakl
- This huge 34' x 80 layout fills is own special building. It
represents main line railroading
in 1950-1970. ATSF, MKT, & CB&Q diesels operate on over 2000'
of hand laid
code 148 & 125 steel rail. There are multiple main lines, mountains
with spectacular
bridges, large classification yard, 7 track passenger station,
industrial switching district,
& a large tower overlooking the whole layout from which Bob can
operate. Aisles,
walls & bench work are all beautifully finished & scenery is
over 90% complete. Bob
plans to have many of Lorrell Joiner's building on his layout this
year. Bob's layout has been featured in O Scale Train Run #7, Mar/April
2003. Bob understands it will also be covered in the next two issues
(this is written in mid-January 2010) of 48/ft., O Scale News.
Restrictions: No smoking, no handicapped access.
- Bob Plageman
- Southern Pacific: Welcome to the SP, a two level layout built in
a 17' x 18' garage.
We ran trains for the first time in December 2002. The upper level has
a double track
main line, industrial switching, and a passenger yard. The lower level
is single track
that services holding tracks and is connected to the upper level.
Scenery has been
started on both levels and some electrical work remains to be
completed. Control is
by "Train Engineer" by Crest Electronics.
Restrictions: No smoking and limited handicapped access.
- Bob Roach
- Great Northern and Union Pacific RRs: Exquisite steam and diesel
locomotives of the Great
Northern and Union Pacific railroads alternate each year providing
power of Bob's 25' x 30'
O Scale layout. Even years are GN, odd are UP. 40 car freight trains
run regularly along with a
large assortment of passenger equipment. Scenery is mostly completed.
This layout was
featured in the 1999 issue of "Great Model Railroads" published by
Kalmbach. To see photos of Bob's layout click
here. Bob's photos are in Folder 2.
Restrictions: Visitors limited to layout room only.
- Central Valley O Scalers
- The CVOS layout has been under
construction for about 10 years. This is the first
time the layout has been open to O Scale West/2010 Convention visitors.
Note
that John Houlihan is also in Fresno and that Fresno is about 1.5 hours
south of the Mariposa layouts. Since this layout is open only on July
4, you might want to visit it first before going to the Mariposa
layouts, which are open on July 4 and 5.
- The layout is within walking distance
from the airport. The layout is 32' X 75', with 650 feet (or so) of
mainline and features the scenery magic of Joel Bragdon. Approximately
75% of the scenery is finished. There is lots of parking, though very
limited handicap accessibility, due primarily to the height of the
layout and the viewing platform steps.
- Chris Holombo
- Clear Creek Lumber Company: Standard gauge lumbering railroad in
a 22' x 26' room
above the garage. The track plan is point-to-point and represents
lumbering operations
from woods to mill. Steam's reign is being challenged by diesels, but
still exists. Track
is hand laid code 100 with turnouts built in place. Scenery is mostly
in except on the
new extension, and structures are being added. A new mainline
interchange is being
built. Featured in the 7/94 Model Railroader. Youtube videos of Chris's
layout can be viewed here and here.
Restrictions: No smoking and no handicapped access.
- Dave Adams
- D&RGW - Durlin Branch: 19' x 27' On3 freelanced branch line
connecting Chama, NM to
Durlin, CO. Layout features EASY DCC with radio throttles, water tank
and train order board
animation, staging tracks for Alamosa & Durango, compressed scenes
of Chama, Cresco,
Navajo, and Toltec Tunnel on the San Juan Extension along with
freelanced locations of
Carrumba, Durlin, Flint, and Fritz Park. Partially double-decked with
all hand laid track and
switches. Scenery is 70% complete. Featured in Model Railroader May
2000 and the 2003
Narrow Gauge Annual.
Restrictions: No smoking, no handicapped access.
- Dave Viale
- Southern Pacific: A huge 30' x 70' layout in its own building.
Loosely represents the
SP from Sacramento to Sparks in the pre-1955 era. Features an extensive
collection
of steam engines from SP, ATSF, and Sierra RRs. The 2,000' mainline is
hand laid and
in full operation with 84" minimum radius curves. It runs through
mountainous
terrain with mountains towering over the trains. Also included is a
large engine
servicing facility with turntable and roundhouse. Scenery is now 70%
completed. Youtube videos of Dave's layout can be viewed here and here. To see
photos of Dave's layout click
here.
Restrictions: no handicapped access, no smoking.
- Don Harper
- Harper Valley: A beautifully detailed and sceniced Sn3 layout in
a 13' x 20' room.
The lower level is mostly mainline D&RGW but has a sprinkling of
RGS, C&S, etc. The
second level is mostly Westside Lumber Co. Don builds what a likes and
builds it well.
His layout has been featured in RMC and Great Model RRs. It is loaded
with scratchbuilt
structures, many with intricate interior detailing. The rolling stock
is equally detailed and
runs great.
Restrictions: No smoking, no handicapped access.
- Ed Loizeaux
- The New York Central System's Valley Division represents an
upstate New York
locale during the transition era. Almost fully sceniced, the 20' x 30'
S scale layout has a
305' long double-track mainline which traverses mountains, waterfalls,
huge steel
bridges, and a stone viaduct over 10 feet long. Featured in Tracks
Ahead (PBS television program) Segment #705, Model Railroad Hobbyist
e-zine October 2009,
Model Railroader November 2008 page 74, and Great Model Railroads 2005
page 28, the
layout is only two traffic
lights away from
Bob Brown's On3 layout of GAZETTE fame. A youtube video of Ed's layout
can be viewed here.
Restrictions: No smoking and no handicapped access.
- F John LaBarba
- Sonora Pacific & Southern Pacific: A 20' x 20' HO/HOn3 layout
depicting a
California narrow gauge railroad interchanging with the Southern
Pacific
in the 1940s thru 1950s. It is a series of six scenes, each with its
own
theme, set
apart effectively by scenic dividers. It features very fine rock work,
& fantastic scenery.
There are freelanced depictions of Los Angeles, Westside Lumber, &
a Gold Mine/Mill
complex. Operation is by radio cab control. Sound effects are
continually being added. Featured in RMC and in
NG&SLG. A youtube video of John's layout can be viewed here.
John's
photos
are
in
Folder
2.
A
Southern
Pacific
semaphore
and
misc.
full
size
railroad
relics
are
on
display.
Restrictions: No smoking, and limited handicapped access.
- Frank Markovich
- Frank's Twain Harte and Sonora Pass
layout is a logging theme layout built in On3 and is set in the early
1940s. Trains can run loop to loop and point to point. Locos are small
steam and are equipped with DCC sound. The layout is fully sceniced,
and has over 100 pine trees on it. Dave Biondi painted the backdrop.
The 19 feet by 16 feet layout is under the main level of the house. The
layout is accessible for wheel chairs with some effort. To see photos
of Frank's layout, click here.
Frank's photos are in Folder 2. Here is the track plan.
Here's an update from Frank: Dave
Biondi painted the backdrop for me. I have completed most of the
scenery - one or two areas need more plant life but there is no open
areas just areas that need a bit more attention. The main loop
runs well and I will be running 2 trains continuously during the open
house. I have fascia and skirts (they will go up the day before the
show).
- Gary Schrader
- ATSF & SP: O Scale, 20' x 40', 1947-1951 timeframe. Double
track mainline and
large yard, Union Station, 14 stall roundhouse. All track is handlaid.
About 50% of
the scenery is done including a large curved timber trestle. All
engines & cars are
highly super-detailed. Control is by NCE radio control DCC. Some
engines now
have Soundtraxx Tsunami sound, stunning sound in O Scale. Check out the
complete, accurate 14 car Daylight and 11 car Super Chief with lighted
drumheads. Youtube videos of Gary's layout can be viewed here,
here,
here,
and
here.
Gary's
layouts
have
been
the
subject
of
articles
in
48/ft,O
Scale
News in 1987 and 2000.
Restrictions: No smoking, no handicapped access.To see photos of Gary's
layout click
here. Gary's photos are in Folder 1.
- George Solimine
- Southern Pacfiic: This is a shelf layout around the perimeter of
a 20' x 24' garage.
It is currently about 50% sceniced. George models the late steam/early
diesel era,
and various SP steam engines and a few "Black Widow" diesels are
featured. The
curves are 60" radius. The garage is shared by several old
automobiles-another
hobby George enjoys. He started in HO scale in 1950 & entered O
Scale in 1984.
Check out George's beautifully redetailed, great running Max Gray
AC-9.
Restrictions: No smoking, but wheelchair access is OK.
- Golden State Model Railroad
Museum
- Formerly the East Bay Model Engineering Society, the Club
features
multiple scale layouts. The vast and impressive O Scale layout includes
many
scale miles of track and magnificent mountain scenery, as well as a
large city
and seaport. 55 foot long sidings allow running long trains
representing the
last 50 years of railroading. The On3 layout displays mining and
logging
operations
in the West, featuring large mining structures, impressive trestles,
and
even a hydraulic mining operation. Amateur videos of the GSMRM can be
viewed here, here, and here.
Here is the
GSMRM web site; more info on the GSMRM can be found here.
- Guy Cantwell
- Willoughby Line: Double deck HO layout with peninsula & helix
in 22' x 13' room. Features
West Coast steam in early 1950s. Control is CVP Easy DCC wireless.
Staging yard on the
lower level is accessible from both directions. Both levels have
continuous running.
Track plan is operations oriented & features a short line between
several mainline RRs.
Lower level is WP/SP in Modesto (Willoughby Yard). Upper level is based
on Sierra, Hetch
Hetchy, & Yosemite Valley. Both mainlines are operational, and
scenery is progressing.
Restrictions: Handicap access limited due to duck-under, no smoking. To
see photos of Guy's
layout click
here. Guy's photos are in Folder 2.
- Howard McKinney
- Denver Rio Grande & Western RR: On3 running between Victoria
and Notell, Col
in late 1930s - early 1940s in 7' x 19' with a 5' x 6' extension. There
is no mining, but
lush pine forests provide timber for the mining industry. Engine
facilities exist at
Victoria & Notell. C&S & RGS equipment operates. Geared
loco
trains move logs
to the mill. All trackage is complete and operational. Scenery is 70%
complete.
Many major structures are in place. NCE DCC and Soundtraxx sound are
used.
Restrictions: No smoking and poor handicapped access.
- Jack Burgess
- Yosemite Valley Railroad: Jack models the Yosemite Valley RR ca.
August 1939. The layout
features handlaid track & turnouts (some w/working switchstands)
and NCE DCC with
Soundtraxx decoders. All locos are correct for 1939. Scenery is 100%
complete & duplicates
the prototype topography & vegetation. There are about 100
scratchbuilt structures, all duplicates of actual buildings. Rolling
stock includes scratchbuilt, resin, & styrene kits. Operation
is via TT/TO using prototype forms. Featured in MR, RMC, RMJ, GMRR, and
a Keller video. Here is a
youtube video featuring Jack's layout.
Restrictions: No smoking and poor handicapped access.
- Jim Vail
- Jim's Glenwood & Black Creek RR is *HO scale*. It is 14
X 33 with a couple side alcoves, about 98% sceniced, 250 or so
structures. Most of it comprises the freelanced Glenwood &
Black Creek narrow gauge running on DCC, with a Westside Lumber Company
branch. There is also the Central California Coast standard gauge
patterned after the Southern Pacific but it is just a loop through the
scenery still running on DC. I run around 450 narrow gauge cars -
scratch and kit built, about 70 engines (around 30 now converted to
DCC) almost all steam - mostly painted brass. Era is the late '40s to
early '50s. 240 feet of mainline
winds through spectacular scenery and
realistic towns. Trains require helpers to get up the grades. There is
also a logging
branch. The layout is
designed for
operations and sees a lot of it. A youtube video of Jim's layout can be
viewed here.
This layout is well
known to "Gazette"
readers since Jim wrote a column for the magazine, so photos of the
layout appeared there quite often. The layout was featured in Model
Railroad in 2000 before the NMRA convention. A few photos of it
appeared in Railroad Model Craftsman in 2004 in an article in
conjunction with the National Narrow Gauge Convention that was held in
Santa Clara.
- Restrictions: No smoking and no handicapped access.
- John Houlihan,
Fresno, CA
- Here is John's description of his layout:
- "As you enter the family
room, a PFE reefer rebuilt in 1922 is the wall paper and its insides
are the ceiling. Just ahead is the railroad. A swinging gate
(electrically interlocked to stop the train) lets you into the room.
Straight ahead are the downtown Fresno ATSF yards, behind you the
tracks rise up from the valley floor towards the summit of
Tehachapi. To your right the packing sheds of the valley are
represented with a little bit of Visalia Electric / Sacramento Northern
flavor. Off to the left is the roundhouse area.
"The layout is Digitrax DCC, signaled with Railroad & Co
controlling
the logic. Most freight cars have resistor wheel sets for
detection. Turnouts are controlled with Tortoise machines, route
logic is programed into Digitrax DS-64's. Only one button has to
be pushed to throw the many turnouts needed to get through an
area. The computer can also control the turnouts. The
signals are made by Irish Tracklayer and include single and double head
searchlight signals, one semaphore, several dwarfs and a 9 head signal
bridge.
"The flavor of the railroad is Santa Fe for territory and SP for
locomotives."
- To see photos of John's layout click
here.
- Neil Chichizola
- Southern Pacific: This 14' x 26' layout in its own specially
built room is a late steam,
early diesel branch line of the SP in the SF Bay Area. Trackwork is
complete and
scenery is about 1/2 done. The Vargas Brothers have worked their magic
to make
things come alive! The main line is flex track with hand laid turnouts.
Most of the
rolling stock is either scratch built or kit built. There is a duck
under to get into the
layout space. Enter the front door, go up the stairs, and straight
ahead to the layout.
Restrictions: No smoking, no handicapped access.To see photos of Neil's
layout click
here. Neil's photos are in Folder 1.
- Peter Hess
- Peter's very nicely constructed layout depicts Toledo Ohio in
December, 1935 in a 44 foot long room. The trains run through nicely
scratch built scenes. This layout is one of the 3-rail layouts that the
convention has selected to be open because we felt the convention
attendees would enjoy them. Travel time from Santa Clara to the layout
is about 1.5 hours. Peter has created some on-line photo albums
of his layout: click
here
for
an
overview
of
the
train
room; click
here
to
see
some
examples
of
his
scratch
built
structures; click
here
to
see
scratch
built
bridges; and click
here
for
a
tour
of
his
Downtown
Deco
Labor
Temple.
- Pleasanton Club
- Alameda County Central RR: The 15' x 110' O Scale layout shares
a 36' x 120'
building with an HO layout of the same size. There is 550' of 'O'
mainline track, 350'
of On3, and 100' of trolley. The scenery is 95% complete and features
spectacular
floor to ceiling mountains. All track is hand laid with code 148, 125,
and 100 rail on the main line, and code 100, 83, and 70 rail on the
On3. Near the club building as 12"=1'
WP 0-6-0, #165. The club is open every Fri 8PM-11PM. 'O' Operates on
the 3rd Friday. Note: this time of year is when the Alameda
County Fair is in session (the layout is located on the fairgrounds).
Good news is that per agreement with the Fair, the layout is open the
same days and times as the Fair, which is quite often. The bad news is
that during the Fair there is an $8 charge to park and an admission
charge to the fairgrounds ($10, $8 senior, $6 ages 6-12, under 6 free).
The admission charge is $2 less if tickets are purchased before the
Fair opens. See the Fair's website
for information on the Fair's attractions, schedule, and costs. To see
photos of the layout click here.
Restrictions: None.
- Rich Melconian
- AT&SF Railroad: Rich is modeling the contemporary Santa Fe in
HO, but is throwing in some steam power for interest. The layout
closely follows the AT&SF in the
foothills of the Tehachapi Range, including the Cajon and San Bernadino
areas,
with multiple long trains running. Code 83 rail is used on the single
track mainline
with passing sidings, and code 70 rail is used in the yards.
Restrictions: No smoking and no handicapped access.
- Rod Miller
- Great Basin Lines: 15' x 48' Southern Pacific transition era
layout. On3 D&RGW will
be added later. Designed for operation using staging loop to staging
loop scheme.
Staging loops are stacked and most of the main line is double decked.
Mainline, staging
loops, continuous run connection completed, branchline, and interchange
yard are
complete and operational; scenery is about 25% complete.
Restrictions: No smoking, no handicapped access, no parking in
driveway. To see photos of Rod's layout click
here. Rod's photos are in Folder 1.
Steve Skold
Steve's On3 Whiskeytown & Shasta.
To see photos of Steve's layout
click
here. Steve's photos are in Folder 2.
Tom Davis, Mariposa, CA
Tom's layout is a 24 foot by 36 foot
3-rail layout running scale
proportioned
equipment was most recently described in O
Gauge Railroading April 2010.
- Wes Swift
- Yosemite Valley Railroad: HO Scale re-creation of the Yosemite
Valley Railroad in the late 1930s.
The layout is double-decked and uses laminated roadbed. It features
very realistic,
actual prototype scenes. Mainline Kadee uncoupling ramps are swing up
permanent
magnets. Control is by NCE DCC using Soundtraxx decoders.
The layout has been featured in Railroad Model Craftsman. The high
level of modeling realism
compares favorably with the famous Yosemite Valley RR by Jack Burgess.
Restrictions: No smoking and poor handicapped access.
- West Bay Model RR Association
- West Bay Model RR Assn: One of the oldest clubs in the country
dating back to the
mid 1940s. Quartered in an old SP freight station. Features a
combination of HO, S, & O
gauges, both eastern and western prototype lines plus private road
names. If you live in
the SF Bay Area & need a place to run your O Scale equipment, you
might want to
consider membership. Contact any club member during the tour, or write
to the club and a
member will contact you. Videos of the West Bay Club's layout can be
viewed here,
here,
here,
and
here.
Restrictions: None specified. Enter layout through the front door.
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