Walt Huston
In celebration of National Model Railroad Month, eight Tacoma-area modelers will host Open Houses on Saturday, November 19, 2011, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Layouts in N, HO and S scales will welcome you, your family, and friends.Each address below is a link to Google maps. And be sure to click on each image to see a larger version!
Come share your hobby with the following model railroaders:
S Scale Monon Railroad that fills the basement. Super layout. Excellent Midwestern scenery with hills and streams sets a beautiful backdrop for steam and diesel operations. DCC power with sound.
The N scale point-to-point Tenino Western Railroad fills half a basement with magnificent scenery and thousands of details. Diesel power pulls trains over bridges and trestles and through woods. Numerous industries require cars for fun operations. Includes a rail barge operation at Cosmopolis. DCC.
The N scale Olympic Northern Railroad runs from room-to-room throughout the basement as a point-to-point run. Tons of scenery and switching operations in each room, even the rest-room/laundry room. DC power.
HO scale German-theme garage filled with steam, electric and early diesel locomotives. Lots of urban scenery including overhead wire operations. DCC power.
HO scale Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad fills a room with nice scenery and structures. An in-progress layout with lots to see from construction methods to excellent scenery techniques and some fine structures.
The N scale Aberdeen, Tacoma & Spanaway Forrest Railroad lives in a purpose-built building out back that resembles a garage. It’s an in-progress layout with approximately 30% of the scenery completed. Code 55 rail is used on the main lines, with code 40 rail on sidings and in yards. DCC power.
HO scale Matheson & Western Railroad fills a 13’ x 23’ garage/room in a two-deck arrangement. Lots of mountain scenery.
The Pacific Shores Railroad is an HO scale basement layout, 13’ x 20’, depicting the Northwest in the 1950s. Scenery is complete and makes good use of mirrors to expand the view in interesting ways. Steam and diesel locos run under DCC.
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