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| The Prince William County Model Railroad Club assisted in building a layout at a local train hobby shop, the Rip Track in Woodbridge, Virginia. Unfortunately, the Rip Track was forced to close and the layout was removed. The photos and drawings provide an excellent step-by-step guide to building a medium sized layout. Designed by Brion, club members are providing their talents and expertise to bring the plan to reality. The Rip Track provided the materials for the layout construction. Other than basic lumber, all train related materials are off-the-shelf products. Construction started on September 5, 2002 and we achieved our goal of having trains running by Thanksgiving | ||
Session SeventeenBridgesClick on any image to enlarge. |
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This is the track plan as drawn by Brion. The plan calls for a wide variety of scenery and construction methods. Visitors were able to see many different aspects of model railroading. The plan provides for the ability to convert the layout from HO scale to On3 by changing structures and rolling stock |
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| Here's a simple truss bridge over our large stream. Completely scratch built, this is a fine example of how a very simple structure can look so good. Brion assembled this bridge in place using individually cut piece of wood. He stained each piece separately to bring out the grain of the wood and make each board different. |
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| The low trestle over our pond was also built in place by Brion. Again using pieces of wood that have been individually stained, he gives the photographer a perfect place for a nice profile of the On3 Shay logging loco. |
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| Our little town is busy with one of the day's logging trains having just come down the mountain. A brand-new Penny boxcar is making good use of Robin's loading dock this afternoon. |
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| In Work Session Eighteen we run some trains. | ||
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Photos by Jim Connal |
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