D&RGW Moose Jaw

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CEO Phil Powers
City, Country Beltsville
State/Prov MD
Scale
HON3  
Name of Layout D&RGW Moose Jaw

My railroad is a combination D&RGW (HOn3) and a fictitious lumber line--Moose Jaw Lumber (HO), set in Colorado and points west. The time is 1952 in the fall.
My railroad is a combination D&RGW (HOn3) and a fictitious lumber line (HO), set in Colorado and points west. The time is 1952 in the fall. Since I love mountains, the high line of the layout was completed first; and total scenery is now about 60% complete. I was thrilled with the dramatic change to my mountains with the addition of a backdrop from Backdrop Warehouse. Now for the rest of the layout. The D&RGW hauls its usual fair: sheep, freight, ore, and some passengers. Besides hauling lumber from the mountains to Moose Jaw Mill, the standard gauge shays connect with outbound traffic on the Northern Pacific. I know this is a bit of a stretch, but NP & MJ match family names. On the way up toward the high line, the D&RGW engines cross two trestles spanning upper and lower cascade falls, and crosses the standard Moose Jaw line heading into log camp #15.

crossingthefalls.jpg
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highline.jpg
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All track and turnouts are handlaid. The benchwork is open grid 1x3, covered with plywood and homosote roadbed. Scenery is shaped with a combination of cardboard strips and foam board. This is then covered with plaster gauze, various rock molds, and real dirt from Colorado. Foreground trees are hand-made using balsa wood and Scenery Express materials.
roundingthebend.jpg
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passingcamp15.jpg
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Basic engine facilities (coal, water, engine house) are complete, as is a stamp mill for receiving raw ore. The next goal is to get both towns in working order. Some structures have been made (craftsman kits and kitbashed), but I haven't even settled on town names yet!
mountainmeet.jpg
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downthemountain.jpg
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loadoflogs.jpg
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