Alan Ashton

Editors note: Alan Ashton maintains a Free-mo e-mail list (to join, e-mail Alan at inwafreemo@gmail.com) and is a member of the Inland Washington Free-mo Modelers. A previous post on 5th Division Free-mo activities can be viewed by clicking here, and the latest article on Free-mo standards and construction can be viewed by clicking here.

Free-mo return loop created by the Inland Washington Free-mo Modelers group.

Free-mo return loop created by the Inland Washington Free-mo Modelers group.

The Fall Spokane Train Show was held on October 9th 2016 and the Free-mo layout was set up the day before. We had approximately 70 feet of mainline track and about 17 modules plus two return loops. Everything went pretty well during setup and trains were running before noon. One train ran successfully with 44 cars (including caboose) as a “stress test” for the layout.

Click here to view the PDF of the train show layout plan.

Free-mo setup and configuration under way for the Fall 2016 Spokane Train Show.

Free-mo setup and configuration under way for the Fall 2016 Spokane Train Show.