Member Layouts
Here are some of our member's home layouts.
• Future grade crossing lights, block signals (installed, but not yet operational) • Two loops for independent continuous running of two trains at a time, switches to move trains between the loops, a tunnel for both loops, 2% grade on outer loop • Four on-layout industries: freight house, coal mine (scratch built), power
| LOGO | NAME | OWNER | SCALE | DESCRIPTION | LINK |
| KK&L | Neal Anderson MMR |
HO | This is a large layout on several levels. It has 850 ft of dual mainline. The layout is in a basement. It is connecting two different railroads making it a Point to Point railroad. The layout is totally freelanced. | Website | |
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DD&DM | Gil Brauch, MMR | N | This is a 6'x18' modular layout with a 12'x12' shelf extension based around an interchange between a mining railroad and the Southern/N&W/NS. | |
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NYC, Cleveland Div, Piney Fork Br | Seth Gartner | HO | This layout occupies approximately 420 square feet of large basement built on three levels. The single track stretches about 260’ between Minerva and Dillonvale, OH. | PDF 1 PDF 2 |
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Town & Country Traction Company | Fred Miller, MMR | HO | This is a six module, diorama style traction layout. Four modules are currently on permanent display at the NC Transportation Museum. | Website |
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CR&E | Marcus Neubacher | N | The Charleston, Roanoke, and Eastern Railway, a fictional rail route between Charleston, WV, and Danville, VA, that is operated in theory by Norfolk Southern. The CR&E is a coal hauling bridge route connecting the midwest and the southeast. Design and operation of the railroad has drawn influences from actual railroads such as the Clinchfield, the Southern Railway, and the Norfolk & Western. | Website |
| Pittsburg Northern Railroad | Gordon Miller | HO | The layout is a two loop concept with one loop being the former Pittsburgh Northern Railroad that was purchased by the Western Maryland as a satellite operation. The main connection is with the Pennsylvania Railroad at North Pittsburgh Junction. | ||
| P&W | Jack Parker, MMR | HO | This is a large freelance layout, which closely follows the Clinchfield Railroad from terminus towns of Huntington, West Virginia to Charlotte, North Carolina. The layout is housed to two (2) railroad interconnected facilities, a building and a trailer. | Website PDF 1 PDF 2 |
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Erie | Ed Smith, MMR | HO | The railroad depicts the Erie R.R. Delaware Division - 90 miles from Pt. Jervis N.Y. to Binghamton N.Y. | |
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Southern Yankee |
Joe Burrows | N | It was built with artistic suggestions from Joe’s wife Polly. In addition to being powered by a Digitrax DCS100. | ||
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B&O Cumberland MD | Steven Mersch | HO | Dual track main line depicting the B&O RR in Cumberland, MD and surrounding mountain territory with a branch line serving several coal mines. | |
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ET&WNC | Andrew Stitt | ON30 | This layout is inspired by the Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina in the 1920's. It features a dead rail operating system and requires a maximum of 4 operators. | |
| New York, New Haven and Hartford | Keith Iritsky | HO | This layout is a proto-freelanced branch line that is set in early November 1920. It runs from South Station Boston Ma to Plymouth Ma on the "Old Colony Line" route. The track is 90% hand laid with 50 handmade Fast Tracks turnouts. | ||
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Southern | David Myers | HO/HOn3 | Point-to-point with a lower level, combination reverse loop and three track staging area at each end. A branch allows for switching local industries and a continuous running loop. A branch line to the upper level serves a coal industry. The narrow gauge HOn30 railroad connects three coal facilities on the upper level. | |
| N&W Grafton Division | Dave Thrams | HO | The N&W Railway Grafton Division is a fictional railroad that originated with the creation of the regional Grafton and Ohio Railroad. | ||
| Seaboard Air Lines | Anthony Perkins | HO | Fictional Division of the Seaboard Air Line that connects Richmond, Va to Atlanta with a route through the Appalachian foothills. The layout is a three level, around the room railroad with two peninsulas and it is located in a 16 X 24 building that was erected for the sole purpose of housing the layout. | ||
| Carolina Central Railway | Alan Hardee | HO | 16' X 24' multi-level with center peninsula. will operate as point to point but a new helix going in will allow for continuous running. This NS subdivision follows the former Carolina and North-Western line. | ||
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Pacific Coast Line |
Joe Skorch | HO | This is a double deck basement layout that was inspired by the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was built for operations and as such compromises were made to keep it interesting. There are over 100 Fast Tracks turnouts along with several hand laid custom turnouts all controled by Tortoise Motors | ||
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Southern | Tim Rumph | N | Tim Rumph's Southern Railway layout is an N scale layout being built in an 800 square foot room made for the layout in the basement of Tim's home in Lancaster, SC. | |
| Freelanced | Chad Barnette | N | With this layout I am trying to create a sense of place - Ybor City, Florida to be more specific. This is a fun little town to model with its shotgun houses and a lot of different industries that I am exploring to add to the layout. | ||
| LM&PH | Dick Bronson | HO | The railroad depicts an imaginary single track mountain division with CTC signaling. | ||
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Grover RR Short Line |
James Thomas | HO | Future grade crossing lights, block signals (installed, but not yet operational) • Two loops for independent continuous running of two trains at a time, switches to move trains between the loops, a tunnel for both loops, 2% grade on outer loop |
