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40+ Years in the Making...

The Layout that traveled from Sioux City, Iowa to Buffalo, New York.
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This is my home page devoted primarily to my model railroad. 
    I think my layout is unique in how it uses unwanted space in our basement. 
    Follow the Index to the right to the layouts, links and even a few family photos for our out of town relatives. 

 

 

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The Story (So Far)

Above is the diagram of my layout in our basement. (Click on it for more detail)  The red wall divides our basement in half - one side being the family room/bar and the other the laundry room/workshop.  The staircase comes down directly in the center of the basement over the wall and ending on the right side E.
    I started with a simple oval that ran across the bar A-B, through the wall via tunnel B-H to the other room - past my HO layout H-I and back through tunnel I-A.
    BUT,  I had a lot of space going to waste by our furnace F and under the staircase E. SO - I built another tunnel B-C, and constructed a reversing loop under the staircase E.  The train would now travel: A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-A etc. or by changing 2 switches simply go: A-B-H-I-A. 
    Since the wall hid much of the action,  I cut "portholes" at C&D in the wall, and contructed mini "scenes" that the train could travel too. 
    Confused? The photos on the next page explain the story better than words can! 
   
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