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Modeling rural and smallown Wiscansin circa 1948
By John Proedsting
The Coal Belt in 1910
CCamelbacs, Bul, and brakies abound on this HO empire
By Bil Henderson
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‘midale of coal and steel country in the early 20th century. Two other excellent
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Soo Line Modeling rural and
Sent EicenuamUreoyer tel
circa 1948
CaO td Previous pages:
Consolidation no,
2428 rosa local
freight past the Ole
Thompson farm near
Stockton on John
Proebsting’s HO Soo
Line layout. David
‘og built the windmil
and machin sed, and
Andy Roth helped
design the tack and
ite profes to proto
‘ype standards.
Big 28-4 no.
4018 eases its
passenger train toa
stop at Waupaca
Jofn built the depot
from isquare bass
wood stip, then
caned mortar lines
in place.
yy interest in the Soo Line grew from
boyhood memories of central Wis-
consin. I wanted to capture the
nostalgia, so I began collecting
photos, maps, track charts, and timetables to
refresh my memory of how things were. That
proved to be the beginning of a year of planning
for my HO layout ~ time well spent in the interest
of avoiding rebuilding time later.
I model the Soo Line from Neenah to Stevens
Point, Wis., about 63 miles of the line between
Chicago and the Twin Cities. Both towns had a
yard and engine facilities. Industries in the area
and time I'm modeling included team tracks,
freight houses, pickle plants, stockyards, feed
mills, potato warehouses, sand and gravel pits,
cheese factories, oil depots, coal sheds, alumber-
yard, a foundry, a brewery, and an interchange
with the Green Bay & Western,
Planning
Photography was a major consideration in
planning, This ruled out multiple levels, as realis-
tic lighting would be difficult and low-level pho-
tography (because of the overhanging deck)
impossible. Wide-radius curves were a priority,
even though this meant a shorter main line.
[also wanted to make it easy for guest engi
neers to operate. Operators are always facing
north when facing a wall. The Soo built its tele-
graph lines and depots on the north (far side) of
the tracks, so most depot scenes can be easily
viewed from trackside.
In designing the track plan I sized town maps
and track diagrams to %" scale, cut them out, and
rearranged them on graph paper. After months of
playing with the pieces, seven of the dozen or so
10 Great Mone RanoAns 2002 Ten Wheeler no
2605 backs up @
put to snitch the
feed mil inthe smal
farming community
of Stockton,
Gas electric car
E Mi rol across a
trestle over the Plover
River en route to
‘Stevens Point. John
sratohbuit the
‘model, he says, before
he reales a brass
‘Model was availabe,
GREAT WoDeL RALROADS 2002 44 Stoke _Ladigsttom _Deet ‘owns ft, each in its proper sequence. Most curves
(on the main line represent specific curves on the
prototype, along with most of the cuts and fill.
Since the real yard at Neenah was built on a
curve, I put it in a comer, but with curves broad
enough to not interfere with coupling. The old
yard at Stevens Point is built almost to full scale
‘on a peninsula down the center of the room. The
CTC (Centralized Traffic Control) dispatcher's
board fits conveniently under the stairway.
‘The Highway 41 overpass near Neenah hides
the fact that the table here narrows to 12". The
bridge, running directly into an outside corner of
the room, helps separate Neenah from Dale. The
real track through Dale is straight, but the proto-
type didn’t have (o avoid basement walls!
A single staging yard serves both ends of the
layout. All tains turn around a balloon loop and.
stop facing the same way, ready to head outeither
direction around the layout as needed. The 41"
minimum radius and 2 percent maximum grade
‘on the helix handle long trains with ease.
Construction
Once the track plan looked good on paper, I
drew it full size on the floor. This provided a
glimpse at what the final layout would look like.
‘The plan was a bit overwhelming at first, and it
wasnt until I drilled the first hole into the con-
ccrete wall that I was really sure I wanted to take
‘on such a project. From that point on, there was
absolutely no doubt.
Wood 1 x 3s are secured to the walls with con-
crete screws. At the bottom they support triangu-
lar plywood gussets that support the L girders.
Yards and curves are built on %" plywood, and the
rest of the layout is open-grid construction with
The layout at a glance
‘Name: Soo Line ‘Length of main line: 235 feet
‘Scale: HO (1:87) ‘Turnout minimums: no. 6 yards; no. 8
‘Size: 39 x 44 feet staging: no. 10 passing sidings; no.
Prototype: Soo Line in Wisconsin 5 industrial tracks
locale: etna o Steen Poi, Ws. Minimum rads: 52° mai ine 4"
Period: September 1948 helix and staging 24° yard and
Layout style: around the walls with industrial tracks.
peninsis Masioum grade: 2 pecent
Layout height: 47" ‘Scenery construction: plaster or
Benchwork: | girder and open grid plaster cloth on screen wire
Roadbed: Homasote on %" plywood or Backdrop: painted on drywall
dimensional lumber Controk: Digitrax DOC
‘Track hana code 85 and 70 nickel
‘ver on main; commercial code 83,
fetrack n staging
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B FF Alocal eight
Ded by to RS
no, 353 passes @
esthound fight at
Weyaunega. Jon bul
the depot fom styrene
folowing protoype
Dhotes and measure-
‘ment taken from the
remains ofthe rea
depots foundation,
Giselle
(O ove: the switen
atthe west end ofthe
siding at Weyauvega,
The bam and slo in
the background are
from a calendar photo
414 crear wove. para ak
mas
has
Homasote roadbed. The backdrop is drywall, and
several flat areas such as the farm are also built
on scrap pieces of drywall
‘Scenery
[like to use screen wire covered with plaster
cloth. Screen offers a chance to visualize the fin
ished contours before adding plaster. Drywall
joint compound is used for shaping final contours
and for forming roads and roadbed. I paint it with
flat latex earth colors.
[painted the backdrop with light blue flat latex
paint. After rolling on the blue, and before it dried,
blended in white paint near the horizon with a
wide brush, The distant tree line is painted on the
backdrop with watercolors.
A variety of weeds, weed roots, dried flowers,
ground foam, sage brush, and commercial trees
serve as vegetation.
Tout out and glue photos of prototype buildings
to the backdrop to represent distant structures
Some are photos of actual buildings in the area;
others are from ads, calendars, and other sources.
This adds a feeling of distance to abackdrop. 1use a
video camera and monitor to view each scene from
ground level, then use that image to add additional
trees, poles, fence lines, and other details to com:
plete the area
Track
Long before nice-looking commercial track
‘was available, [learned to handlay track at a local
club. liked having the ability to build a crossing
ona curve or a no. 12 turnout whether or not it
was commercially available. I use a NorthWest
Short Line Chopper to cut ties from basswood
7 The fireman tops
© of the water in
the tender of Pail
no, 2722 forthe ast
leg ofthe run to
Stevens Point
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lies eras the
Weaupace River bridge
near Amherst John
seratcbult the ridge
from styrene, adding
iano wie rang.
strips to slightly varying lengths, then I stain them,
with a mix of a few drops of India ink in alcohol,
sometimes adding a drop of brown shoe dye. The
ties are glued to Homasote with appropriate spac-
ing for the type of track, taking care not t0 get
them too straight and uniform.
ve begun adding four-bolt joint bars every
scale 39 feet, but this is a long-term project! The
sides ofthe rail and tops ofthe spikes are painted
with light brown flat latex.
Control
Even though the layout is being operated with
Digitrax Digital Command Control, the entire ral
16 cReAT woDEL naRoNDS 2002
road is wired into blocks fora future signaling sys
The feed from each block returns toa central
panel above the CTC board where any block can
be isolated in case of electrical problems. This will
also permit detection in any block for occupancy
Indicator lights on the CTC panel
Since each of my crew members working on
the layout will have a chance to select the era for
his" operating session when his turn comes
around, the railroad is set up for either train order
or CTC operation. Under Centralized Traffic Con-
trol, a dispatcher will control passing siding sig.
nals and turnouts from a central panel under the
stairway. When operating an era prior to controls on the CTC panel are all turned off, relin-
quishing turnout operation to local control
switches around the layout.
Final thoughts
For years I enjoyed the idea of modeling a par-
ticular locomotive, car, or structure. Now I'm hav:
ing even more fun modeling a particular time and
place. I really enjoy collecting photos and infor-
mation, then re-creating an entire scene or town.
But, best ofall, 1am enjoying building a layout
with some of the best modelers I've ever known,
We hope to be able to share some our ideas with
other modelers in the future. GMR
Meet John Proebsting
Ss the experience for many model raioaers,
Jon got his startin modeling with Lonel trains as
child. He reports that by age 8 he was scratchbuling
cars for his O gauge layout. Then in high schol a fend
Inodueed him to HO, and John reports that he's been
in hat scale ever since. He sa longi fn ofthe Soo
Line and enjoys colesting photos, drevings, and other
historical infomation onthe aad, He has made
‘any tis othe area he's modeling and taken count
less photographs of and noes on sutures and scenes
that remain along te fe.
Jon works inte feld of ndustial averting and
reports that hei ety attempting to reir so he can
erote more tne to his hobby. John credits his regular
cre, including Davi Krog, Dai Leider, Mike Plsgove,
Davi Popp an Andy Roth, for hefpng him make such
eat sides onthe tayut.
QNamber 2107, an
SF Neo s2,
svitohes a cut of ore
cas at the Win
recone Avenue cros-
Ing atthe west end of
Neenah Yard David
Leider scratch
the house and cross
ing tower.
Gent woDe, rauwoaDs 2002 47 Camelbacks, Bulls, and brakies
abound on this HO empire
a PSO oe ee wie SE meee Previous pages:
(Coal Bet no. 21,
a Cameback 440,
makes her scheduled
stop withthe daily
passenger un in
Autumn Park on Bill
Henderson's HO Coal
Belt. The crew has a
moment to chat with
the agent before high
baling ot of town,
OD Rien while
Cametbacks were
common in anthracite
fils, some “end cab
steamers aso find 8
lace onthe Coal Belt
roster. Bil enjoys cap-
turing thse bygone
days of hand fred
steamers, hogges,
and boomers,
ue
Dal view of Tesc
a has a vintage
quai that magni
cet captures the
oomy appearance of
(Coal Bet county.
remember a good many years ago hanging
around the local Louisville & Nashville yard
exploring the property, climbing on freight
cars, and generally bothering the train
crews. And Ialso remember how mad the crew
looked when they returned from lunch and found.
‘me poking around the cab of their Consolidation.
Avfirst they thought I needed a good tanning, but
after they talked it over they decided the next best.
thing was to let me ride the engine for a while
{got it out of my system.
Inever did get it out of my system and it’s
those memories thatled me to model railroading.
I didn't come to the hobby after graduating from.
Lionel or American Flyer toy trains. I simply
wanted to re-capture my memories of the
romance and wonder of full-sized steam railroad-
Ing. I was amazed the day I learned I could have
my own miniature empire, complete with scale
surroundings. My HO scale Coal Belt isthe result
of that discovery.
‘Atime machine
Ym interested in historical railroading, the
1895-1915 time period, specifically the anthracite
roads that ran in parts of Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, and New York. The Coal Belt is based on
period photographs of those roads.
Ifyou force me to narrow the prototype inspi-
ration a bit further I suspect the closest would be
the Keystone State's New York, Ontario & Western
Ry. and the Wilkes-Barre & Eastern, although
you'll find elements ofall the anthracite roads on
the Coal Belt.
20 crest Mope. RaLRoxns 2002
Not much for planning
My layout space was not overly generous. In
fact, it was severely lacking so I needed a track
plan which lacked nothing. {drew several plans,
hurriedly finishing each so {could rush tothe next
version, which was usually just as bad. ll failed to
effectively utilize the space.
Tn the end, the narrow room width forced me
to settle on the twice-around oval. The final plan,
which has proved fundamentally sound though
ve made some changes over the years, has a
decent mainline, fair-sized yard, and operation
in a constant direction without doubling back
through the same scene. Had I known about the
National Model Railroad Association Layout De-
sign Special Interest Group (5428 N. Via Papavero,
Tucson, AZ 85750) at the time and the practical
information in their journal I could have saved
much gnashing of teeth and frustration.
{drew a plan to scale to establish clearances
and grades. Being one who dislikes reading and
following directions, even my own, I chucked the
‘whole works into the trash can knowing there was
room for 24° curves with easements and a grade
separation of 4" using 2.5 percent grades.
Construction
‘The first step in building the Coal Belt was
constructing cantilevered benchwork around all,
four walls, taking care to leave enough space for
future full-scale hoggers to move around. Using
cardboard templates I laid out the final track loca:
ns by rial and error. I used code 55 and 70 flex.
rack on Homasote roadbed. ald
I
Prine ty beckon
ath lon pots
Sater = To Ie pid
22 Great MODEL RanRoADs 2002 Visitors sometimes ask why the layout is so
high. Well,I was 11 when I saw my first model ral
road and it was chest-high on me. I've been par-
tial to a near eye-level view ever since, even if it
‘means standing on a stool to work on the layout.
T installed a vertical swing trap door for no
stoop entry to the room, When it’s open it cuts off
‘The layout at a glance
‘ame: Coal Belt
Seale: HO (187)
Ske: 8 x20 feet
Prototype freianced, based on anthracite
region raitoads
Locale: easton Pennsjvania and New York state
Era: 19101920
Laut ste: around:thewals
Layout height: 53° to 57"
Benchwork: cantilevered shetes
Roadbed: {" Homasote oni phwood
‘Track estrack; code 70 main ine, code 55 yards
‘and spurs
‘Tumoat minimum: no. 6
Length of mainine run: 92 fet
Minimum radius: 24° with easements
Maximum grade: 2.5 percent
‘Scenery construction: plaster on screen wire
Backarop: photos on ble wals
‘Control cab convo with two mainline cabs and
‘three yard cabs
current to each power pack, a system that saves
both engines and embarrassment.
“Lot there be light”
‘And plenty ofit. Twenty-five fluorescent bulbs
(23 watts each) illuminate the Coal Belt. I prefer
the cool white light, plus fluorescents don't have
heat build-up like incandescent bulbs,
The bulbs are screwed in portable clamp light
fixtures which double as photo flood holders. I
painted everything in the room ~ fascias, every-
thing below them, and everything above the sky
backdrop - black. This provides contrast with the
lighted layout, similar to the effect in a theater
where everything but the stage is dark. I find this
eliminates or minimizes distracting elements and
forces the eye to focus on the trains and scenery
Scenery is one of my favorite parts of the
hobby. l enjoy experimenting with different scenic
effects and materials. This interest accounts for
the somewhat unusual scenic treatment on the
eft: Tis overall
Dien of one end
of the layout shows
how Bl paints every
thing below the layout
Diack. It really makes
the layout jump out
and prevent the eye
from wandering,
Below: It's a hot
D september day
as Ten Wheeler no
134 rounds the bend
heading for Autumn
Par, Perhaps @
Cametbac fireman
had the worst working
cantons ofl ral
roaders ~ bouncing
‘around on that open
eck, lays in
scorching heat in sun
rer, bonechilng cold
in winter Lucky,
‘model rairooding ets
1s ignore some of
those less gamorous
Parts of aroading.
GREAT MODEL RALROADS 2002 23 Camelback steam
locamotives are
king on the Coa Bet.
Bil has enjoyed build
ing and operating this
raltoad for neary 20
years, proving a layout
est have to be big
to hold your intrest.
layout. The railroad is divided into four sections,
each depicting a different season.
Running the Coal Belt
Atone time I envisioned running a wide vari-
‘ety of freight and passenger train:
speed varnish to lowly yard jobs with dispatcher,
tower operators, agents, and the like. Luckily 1
never tried any ofthis, but I certainly enjoyed the
pipe dream for a while. Then I got practical, nar-
rowing my scope of operating to helper opera.
tions on the mountain and running with a road
drill local freight).
‘The grades make helper engines necessary on
any train with more than seven or eight cars.
There are two through freights and a woodsided
varnish job that start and end their runs in stag-
ing, Trains originating and terminating on the vis
ible layout include coal drags running from the
coal breaker to a car dumper at Port Carbon and.
from high-
24 Great Mone RaRoADs 2002
that road drill that services the various industries.
Car destinations and train consists are
directed by switch lists the Brass Hat makes out
during sessions. My goal is to represent a proto:
‘ype traffic flow while keeping guest hoggers busy
with a nice balance of road and yard work.
Locomotives.
Those trains are pulled using an assortment of
steam power, mostly Camelbacks in keeping with
the era and region I'm modeling, Coal Belt power
is a mixed bag of kitbashes using stock parts and
parts of junked engines, with some brass imports.
A fellow model ral once asked me if it'shard to
Kitbash or convert a plastic locomotive into a spe-
cific prototype. Not the way I do it, Mine are a
result of a cut-and-ft, shake-and-swear process.
Some are fairly slapdash and wouldn't stand too
close an inspection, but blamed if they don't run
‘with my brass power as if they were first cousins. In general
T've always strived for a uniform effec, from
the use of subdued colors to architecturally
appropriate structures, figures, and vehicles. rm
not comfortable with anything that takes on an
existence detached from the overall effect.
I've enjoyed working on and running the Coal
Belt for going on two decades and stil find it a
challenging and satisfying activity, although occa-
sionally frustrating enough to make a bishop kick
in a stained-glass window. But I must be having
fun since most ofthe layout has been done over
three or four times and doubtless will be again. It
just seems like the next idea is always the best
one! But 'm beginning to worry ~if keep on the
‘way Uhave, I might accidentally finish it. 6MR
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Southwestern heritage,
ashort line, and the Santa Fe
make this layout special
By Dan Morgan « Photos by Lou Sassi
Ol wels dont round 1936, while visiting friends in
ow the citer Santa Fe, N. M., Iwas strolling around
ence between day and soaking up the unique atmosphere
right so operations at when [ heard a railroad whistle in the
the oll fed comiue distance. Walking toward the sound I found a
24hours a day Bue _street down the midlle of which was steaming the
bubs in efectos cre Denver & Rio Grande Western's “Chili Line” train
ate this interesting from Antonito, The narrow gauge locomotive fo
right efect when the lowed by a tiny boxcar and a platform passenger
other room ligting scar all looked to be from the nineteenth century.
tumed of Acchicken ran in fright, a dog was barking, and
people cleared the tracks as the train clanged
along and finally stopped and discharged five or
28 GREAT one. RaNROADS 2002
six passengers on the street before moving on ~
all this taking place in the capital of one our 48
states, a dusty village of 15,000 souls with 325
years of Spanish history.
And then there was the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe. I spent my childhood in Albuquerque,
where to see a double-headed heavyweight pas-
senger train start out from the station north
toward Glorieta Pass was unforgettable, as was the
June day in 1937, when from a vantage point 15
miles north of town, I watched the maiden run of
the fully streamlined Super Chief as it streaked
toward Albuquerque at full speed, Such me e layout
featuring two railroads: a short line called the
Zuni Mountain RR and the mighty Santa Fe with
which it connects.
‘ries inspired our N sca
History and concept
‘The real Zuni Mountain RR served logging
operations in northwest New Mexico off and ot
from 1890 until 1940, Originally narrow gauge, it
connected with the Atlantic & Pacific, later to
become the Santa Fe. A lumber mill stood at the
connection, which became the town of Mitchell,
now called Thoreau. In 1901 the Zuni Mountain
\s converted to standard gauge. As areas
‘were logged out, the connection with the Santa
Fe was moved farther east to Grants.
We've made no attempt to depict the ZMRR as.
it really was, but used it as inspiration for a litle
road that serves an oilfield and several mines. The
‘emphasis is on trains running through scenery.
After all, New Mexico has some of the most beau-
tiful scenery anywhere. Northwest New Mexico is.
land of contrasts. The pine-covered Zuni Moun-
tains with their reddish earth slope down to the
treeless high plains with their
plateaus and blufls. My wife, Elisa, our son,
eather-carved
The westbound
Super Chit
meets Santa Fe no,
3160 transfering 2
cut of stocears to
the cate pens just
up the tne past Zuni
‘The streamer i by
Oriental; the ste!
throughirus bridges
are by Kato,
(GREAT MODEL RALROHDS 2002 29 30
The layout ata glance
‘ame: Zuni Mountain RR
‘Seale: N(1:160)
Prototypes: Zuni Mountain RR and
‘chison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Sle: 176" 248"
Locale: northwest New Mexico in and
‘near the Zuni Mountains
ra: 1950s, steamtodiesel transition
Layout syle: around the wals (TAS
{2 doghone; ZMRR is oopto‘o0p)
ayot height: 50° to 58°
Benchwork:L ier
(EAT MODEL RALROADS 2002
Roadbed crk on 3" phwood
Track: Shinohara code TO
Turnout minimums: ro. 6 on ATRSF,
no, 4 on ZMRR
‘Minimum curve ral: 18° on ASE,
12" on ZMRR
‘Maximum grade: 2 percent on ATASF
3 percent on ZMRR
Length of mainline run: AT@SF,
120 feet; ZMRR, 120 feet
Soenery construction: sed Stucto-
lite on scren and
Backdrop: painted on wal
‘Contra: two Trainpower 5 units
oss iss Armand, and I have taken many photos of the
area to help in modeling,
Construction and scenery
The basic design is along the walls, with return
oops at each end. The Santa Fe is a dogbone with,
four scale miles of track. Partially hiding the
return loops in tunnels yielded a quite realistic
double-track mainline appearance. The Zuni
‘Mountain RR runs loop-to-loop the length of the
layout and is also a scale four miles long.
The L-girder benchwork supports &" plywood
extensively cookie-cut to provide transitional lev-
els of bluffs in the plains areas and steeper slopes
in the Zuni Mountains.
Thave used Structolite (with the larger parti-
cles screened out) spread on screenwire to simu-
late hills and to connect layers of bluffs
Structolite is a plaster with vermiculite filler to
lessen the weight.) Higher mountains are built of
stacked sheet Styrofoam.
To paint the scenery we used flat interior
house paints extensively, mixing them to get the
desired colors. Many of our rocks are the real
thing, but painted to duplicate the colors in the
area, Ground cover is Woodland Scenics ground
foam and sifted rock applied to wet paint.
Backdrops that add distance
After painting the walls with a coat of light
blue house paint, whitened toward the horizon,
we added background hills, plateaus, trees,
shrubs, and clouds using artist's acrylic.
My son, Armand, now an artist and educator
with the Peabody Museum of Natural History at
Yale University, has been coming from New
Haven about twice a year to paint backgrounds
and offer artistic advice.
painting captures New Mexico's spectacu-
lar skies and dramatic storm clouds and suggests
the endless vistas characteristic of the area. If we
had realized how extensive and detailed the back-
drop painting would become weld have built
backdrops rather than painting on the walls.
Track and special scenes
Shinohara’s code 60 track and no. 8 turnouts
had not been introduced when we were laying
Tis logtoading
crew won't get
much of a break. Just
a the/e swinging the
netetolast log onto @
cut of og buggies,
Shay no. 2has shown
Up witha sting of
empties. The hard
working litle
sideninder isa brass
‘model by Joe Wor
GREAT MoDeL RALROADS 2002 34. Chie wih its indian
inspired warbonnet
the E1 locomotives is
perfect it to its New
Metco surroundings
Spiral easements and superelevation
hese two elements are eay to incorporate into your rackwork and wil
enhance the appearance of both the track and the trains as they un around
carves. They wil lo help ease lacomaties into cures and prevent deriiments,
especialy with long steam locomotives.
‘Model Raioader published an article on spiral easements about 15 years
‘ago and included templates. | cut these out, mounted them on sheet aluminum,
‘and ied holes long the spiral cure. Before laying sth track | draw an
etended centerline onthe layout base. By pacing the template on my center line
‘can mar the spiral with
enc dots. The spiral secton
ease the approach into the
cirular section whit | draw
with @ handmade compass, |
then giv cork roadbed to fo}
low the ine.
‘Superelevation is eas if
your ae using track. Just
‘ut shins fom 040" x 125"
styrene sip. Insert these
about every 3" under the out
‘ide ends ofthe tes and
tack down the tes that are
shimmed. Once balasted the
‘rack wil be secure. The out
‘ide rail wl be about 5°
higher than the inside, well
within protaypica practie.
With 18°adus cunes on our
main ine we hae rn 60car
‘eights without ever tpping
‘one oer on the inside of a
came, ~ Dan Morgan
You can download easement cune
templates tke Dan’ by gong to
i and clicking
it the N scale section,
Opposite page,
top: The Super
track. The company’s code 70 was the most realis-
tic looking at the time and that’s what we used.
Its laid on cork roadbed and all the mainline
curves are superelevated with spiral easements.
See the sidebar above.
‘Many of the structures are grouped into diora-
mas. The logging camp with seven kit-built build-
ings also has a scratchbuilt log ramp and field
derrick powered by a sled-mounted donkey
engine. Two horses are busy dragging a log out of,
the woods.
‘The Sanchez Oil Co. field is entirely scratch
built with seven derricks, two of which are rigged
and bright colors on
‘32 Rear mone RaRoADs 2002
for drilling with crown and traveling blocks, win
imps, and water troughs. Two other d
ricks have field-built pumps piped to a storage
tank cut that I cut down from an HO model of for-
gotten origin,
The oil field is rounded out with eight build:
ings, a wooden water storage tank, and finally a
‘windmill from an etched brass kit by Yesteryear
Creations, the only kit used in the scene,
lasses,
Names with heritage
The names given our industries reflect the tri-
cultural history of New Mexico. [Number 3
D searing and
forges 464 Hud
son, pls tough the
station at Zui witha
Sting of stockcas
The station was built
from a Showcase
Miniatures kit and has
a detaled intro. Shay no. 3 (2
brass import by
verand) treads its
om but suefooted
way 80 feet above the
Pero River The sub-
te backcrop panting
conveys a sense of
vast distance,
A.B, McGaffey was a pioneer lumberman, and
a truly tiny town of McGaffey still exists in the
Zuni Mountains.
Acoma is the name of an Indian pueblo. (After
all, New Mexico Indian culture inspired the decor
and car names on the Super Chief and much of
Santa Fe advertising in those early days.
Interestingly, in the 1920s all the track workers
on the real Zuni Mountain RR were Zuni Indians
and the loggers were all Navaho Indians and
Spanish speakers,
Sanchez, Chavez, and Apodaca are common
Spanish surnames in New Mexico. In the "30s
34 caexr woe, RaRotDs 2002
Chavez was probably the most common family
name in the state. Mufioz is Elisa’s surname and
Morgan, of course, is my own.
Rolling stock
We have two N scale brass Shays, one by Joe
Works and one by Overland, besides several brass
Fe steam locomotives from Hallmark, Pe
River Brass, and Key. Heavyweight passe
and freight cars from Pecos River are all in bra
Other than those heading the Super Chief, the
only diesel on this layout is the Hallmark brass
‘model of the Baldwin VO-1000 switcher from the late 1930s, We have a dozen or more brass log
buggies from Canada Train Works and a brass
ditcher from Overland. All the rolling stock is
‘equipped with Micro-Trains couplers.
The future
‘This layout has taken an inordinate number
of hours and years to build. Yet, every hour has
been rewarding and we look forward to lots of
new projects.
The backgrounds are still unfinished, so
Armand will paint when he’ here, and I'm sure
he'll make other contributions as well.
Meet the Morgans
got interested in ritoadng during his chid-
hood in New Mevico, and his we, Elsa, is also
‘fom the West. In 1983 they moved toa house in Ohio
vith a large basement and started building the layout. t
Went slowly ntl Dan rete rom his career as
chemist. lisa, a retired teacher, helped out wih an
artistic ee and some scenery work of er onn, and son
‘Armand has contributed the backdrop painting This lay
‘outs very mucha family project.
We plan a part of Zuni to be called Old Town
with an Old West atmosphere, structures from the
tur of the century, and a Spanish-style ranch
house near the cattle loading area. That is enough,
to think about for now,
New Mexico and the railroads
I want to express my appreciation to David A.
Myrick, railroad historian of the Southwest. He
provided much of the inspiration and virtually all
of the history of the Zuni Mountain RR that
formed a basis for this layout and story.
Railroads, especially the Santa Fe, were and
still are a very important part of New Mexican his-
tory. Thousands of Santa Fe riders on their way to
California stopped off to visit Carlsbad Caverns
and Indian villages, and the Santa Fe provided
special stopovers and buses to enable passengers
to spend time visiting, Extra time was allowed in
Albuquerque, even on the fastest schedules, to
allow passengers to stroll in the Indian shops.
‘The Santa Fe helped bring New Mexico into
the 20th century and helped Americans in gen-
‘ral to appreciate that New Mexico, different in so
‘many ways, is a part of the United States.
We have tried to convey a little of New Mex-
ico’ culture as well as its scenic beauty on our lay-
‘out after all, model railroading can take us (0
enchanted lands and goes far beyond checking
the dimensions of bolt heads. MR
GREAT MODEL RALROADS 2002 35 The
Right Seth Puter
L scratchbult both
(ost Fling Staton
‘and Louie's Diner. The
éiner comes trom a
George Selos concept
that Seth adapted to
sui is needs.
Opposite page:
This overall shot
ofthe town of Kscht
captures the essence
of Seth Ptfe’s HO
Paes Bridge Lines
Seth enjoys baling
structures and deta
ing, and this view s
replete wit interest
ing scenes.
Lines
Ho Puffer Bridge
Superb structures and detailing
draw viewers’ attention to this Midwestern layout
By Seth Puffer * Photos by the author
long time ago, I found trains. Real
trains, toys trains, it didn't seem to
matter to me. The more I saw, the
more I wanted. My parents always
told me that I could say “trains” before I
could say “Dad” and “Mom.
After many years (and a few false starts),
my interest led to what I call the Puffer
Bridge Lines. | follow no specific prototype,
‘but ithas turned out to be a Midwest granger
36 GREAT MODEL RALROADS 2002
road with used motive power that the big.
railroads have decided is too old to fix. I
move bridge traffic from one railroad to
another and switch lots of industries along
the way
I think the best thing about my mythical
railroad is that no one can come to visit and
say, “The Puffer Bridge Lines never painted a
locomotive like that,” or “I never saw one of
those run on the Puffer Bridge Lines.” ne ini
PU
————— Abit of history
The Puffer Bridge Lines is my fourth layout. I
started out, like most I suppose, with a4 x & sheet
of plywood and a figure eight track plan, but
rapidly outgrew it. I expanded it to 16x 16 feet
before Mom cut off further expansion. (She just
didn't understand me wanting to take over the
laundry area in the basement.)
My dad helped a lot with supplies, tools, and
‘wood to build benchwork. Like many before me |
lost interest in trains during my high school years,
and the layout was dismantled in favor of a
After high school I attended a tech school for
broadcasting which led to a job and a small base-
ment apartment in Dickinson, N. D. With a new
wife and the apartment, I found little time for
‘model trains. After a move back to Minnesota in
1982, we bought a condominium that just hap-
pened to have a storage room for rent. Layout
‘number three began in that room soon afterward,
but after having been away from the hobby for
years my skills needed a lot of sharpening.
After four or so years, that layout was disman-
ted. I then joined a local St. Cloud, Minn., model
railroad club where I discovered that I really
‘enjoyed scenery. I also met some wonderful peo-
ple with whom I am friends to this day.
In January 1992, | decided to build the layout |
‘was visualizing in my head, based on a track plan
Thad seen many years ago. With the help of a
good friend, Jack Weber, I once more began build
ing benchwork in the storage room. For the first
time in my life I felt I had the skills to build a first-
class layout.
Influential modelers
One criterion for the new layout was having
unique structures that could be developed from
readily available kits or else scratchbuilt, One of
Above: Bailey's
Produce isan
excellent example of
the authors structure
building talents, Seth
constructed and
detailed the Fine
Scale Miniatures it
roving several mi
scenes to attract our
attention.
Ait Mis ovat
shot ofthe
Aurora yard nicely
iustrates some ofthe
soratehbuit structures,
Seth amassed to fil
the scene. Te deep-
est building hee
sticks out jst 3° ftom
the backdrop,
EAT MODEL RALRONDS 2002 39 Right: Tans are
so much a pat
of dally fe in Kirst
that the residents go
about their errands,
paying no attention to
630 no 1998 as it
‘ies through town,
Above: The ony
D space Seth nad
fora layout was 8
storage room at his
condominium com
ple, but he made the
est use of the area
he had, He finished
the space nicely,
instaling fuorescent
lighting under a
canopy wile dspay-
ing raioad memora
bia onthe fascia
the many friends I met through the club is Dave
Proell of JL Innovative Designs. He produces a line
of craftsman wood structure kits; I've built several
and incorporated them into the layout
T've enjoyed designing some structures for the
layout as well. Cosby's Filling Station and Louie's
Diner are two such buildings. I have to admit that
the inspiration for them is from George Sellios (of
Franklin & South Manchester fame). Another
friend, Art VanDeWater, has also been influential
Art has built several beautiful structures for his.
layout and has inspired me to make mine better.
I've also picked up many tips from my other
heroes in the hobby like Earl Smallshaw and Mike
Tylick. I got an opportunity in May 2000 to visit
George, Earl, and Mike and to see their layouts.
They all model the way Laspire to. | enjoy the way
most model railroaders are willing to share what
they've learned.
New control system
Probably the largest addition to the layout in
the last couple years was Digital Command Con:
trol. I had an opportunity to operate Ray and
Renee Grosser’ fabulous Soo Line layout using a
Digitrax system; after that I was hooked
T upgraded to the radio throttles and Sound.
Traxx sound decoders in several locomotives. It
makes running a small layout like mine very
enjoyable, as Ican have up to three operators and
the only thing we have to worry about i getting in
each other's way
When I speak to people coming into the
hobby | usually urge them to at least take a hard
look at DCCasit really frees you up to operate the
railroad instead of worrying about who is going
which direction in the block.
40° rear Mone. aatoans 2002
The layout at a glance
Name: tier Bridge Lines
Seale: HO (1:87)
Sie: 8:7" 1194)
Prototype: freelance
Locale: Midwest
Period: early 1970s
Layout style: around the walls
Layout height: 43
Benchwork: modified L girder
Roadbet: N scale cork gued to particle board
Track: Atlas code 83 and 100 flestrack
Turnout minimum: o. 4 in yards; no. 6 on mai ine
Minimum eure radius: 22"
Maximum grade: less than 4 percent
Length of maining run: 44 feet
Scenery construction: irocal plaster over chicken wire
Backdrop constracton: {" Masonite hardboard
Contra: DigraxDigtal Command Control 7 Abore: Number
616, a 635, is
spending its day
‘witching wayside
industies ie the
Krscht grain elevator,
In the background are
just afew ofthe ay.
outs 600-pus trees
Seth made from
weeds around his
Minnesota home
QQ Right: Per
Oidge tines
1258 no. 894, en
route fom Kiso
finishes its long day
of work by entering
the Aurora yard and
heading forthe
engine terminal
Meet Seth Puffer
eth reports that his new Layouts coming along very
rca, with 90 percent of the wack lid and the
basic senery work under way. He hopes to have every
thing 70 percent complete within two years. When he's
‘not working on the layout, Sth sa master contol
supenso for WET For 29 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Layout number five
In late 2000, I convinced my wife that a move
loser to where I work would be good for my men:
tal health, As a result, the railroad seen in these
pictures is no more. joined the ranks of modelers
who've had to tear down beautiful layouts, only
to rebuild them in a bigger and better location.
That's where Iam now. As I write this, the dry
wall is up in the basement train room and its time
to get into planning mode again. I'll probably
build something very similar to the “old” Puffer
Bridge Lines, but I'm not committed to any one
idea. We'll see what happens.
One last thought: Model railroadingiis the best
hobby in the world. It has allowed me to meet
some wonderful people who are willing to share
‘what they know. If the world were full of model
railroaders, it would be a much better place. GMR
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