A freelanced HO scale switching layout located in a 12×22’ space. The model RR is set somewhere between Colorado and New Mexico along the main. Only a few dozen feet of mainline are modeled, connecting two 8-track staging yards. A single major yard, Valley Gate, is placed along this main. A branch line comes off the main to Warm Springs, a fairly industrialized town. The operating scheme is the exchange of cars between industry and mainline trains by means of locals and manifest freights. There is also commute service between Valley Gate and Warm Springs, and a daily Amtrak train, the San Juan, through Valley Gate.
The era is late 70’s/early 80’s with a mix of first and second generation diesels. Due to limited cashflow, the GNW necessarily uses second hand power for most of its trains. SP provides the power for most of the through trains.
Please visit the Great Northwestern Railway web site (GNW web site) for more details.
