This operations-oriented N-scale layout in an apartment bedroom depicts a Southern Pacific prototype in 1984. The Micro-Engineering code 55 track shows off Kevin’s diverse collection of locomotives and equipment as it winds through the hard-shell scenery. Digitrax DCC.

The CCRA operates the 20’ x 30’ HO and HOn3 scale Nevada Pacific Railroad. The layout is located in the depot at Mills Park, which is also the terminal for the 24” gauge Park Train. Digitrax DCC.

John offers an S-scale freelanced version of Northern Pacific's Butte Short Line, which ran from the NP mainline at Garrison, Montana, through Butte and on to Logan, Montana, where it rejoined the NP mainline. The layout is 16' x 21' with a 170' mainline. Butte and Logan provide operating possibilities and Garrison has two passing tracks. The time is the late 1950s and the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Milwaukee Road and the Butte Anaconda & Pacific all operated in the area. The backdrop is installed and some detail work is done, with scenery just starting. Digitrax DCC.

This HO-scale basement railroad, the “Bash, Tweak & Pindingle”, represents a fictitious bridge route between the Western Pacific and the Southern Pacific in early 1950s Nevada. It leases engines from the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific to augment its own limited equipment. Les incorporates several modules from the Donner Pass Gandy Dancers into his 14' x 35' layout. Scenery is about 50% complete. Digitrax DCC.

Dick has been working for 3½ years on his 14' x 23' HO-scale Arrow Creek and Western Railroad, a freelanced bridge line set in the Sierra foothills and serving the towns of Arrow Creek, La Mesa, Belden and Trestle Glen. It uses older SP and WP first generation diesels and a few steam locomotives. There is a 150' main line and several industrial areas to keep things interesting. A four-track east/west staging yard feeds the mainline and the three main towns and destinations. Signals have been installed. Rail Ops is used for switching and train schedules. Scenery is almost complete. DCC Digitrax.

Charley built his around-the-walls operations-themed layout, the “Pacific Traction / Harbor Terminal Railroad,” in a 12’ x 33’ attic space. This year, he added a car/card system for switching, so if you’re operations-oriented, don’t miss this one. Port terminal with waterfront and harbor areas. The roster is mostly steam, with some early diesels. NCE DCC.

Paul’s N-scale empire depicts Eastern California railroading in the 1950s. Steam and diesel power represent the Western Pacific and Southern Pacific. Paul continues to add to his scenery representing the Western Pacific's Route, including Reno and Portola. Paul and his railroad were featured in the Fall 2007 issue of Carson magazine.

Jim is recreating the Denver & Rio Grande Western's joint line south from Denver and eventually to points west in his 55' x 20' basement room. The layout features a full-scale model of the Denver Union Station with the California Zephyr, various Rio Grande, Santa Fe, Rock Island, and Missouri Pacific passenger trains in the mid-1950s. A large classification yard and numerous switching areas presents operators with a variety of activities. Digitrax DCC and car card operating scheme.

Don’t miss this impressive three-room HO-scale layout that will eventually depict the Southern Pacific from Oakland to Reno. Much of the Oakland area, which includes the multi-level electric system terminal, is done. Trackwork continues eastward through Stockton and Fairfield. A separate room houses the Oakland Mole. Handlaid track. NCE DCC and DC.

Everyone will find something to like on Jim’s freelanced 10’ x 14’ representation of western Nevada. Spanning the period from the 1900s to the 1950s, you’ll see trains from WP, SP, UP and Virginia & Truckee. Forty-foot mainline, a wild land fire scene, old western town, mining operation and sawmill. MRC Prodigy Advance DCC.

Impressive medium-size HO layout in a finished room with adjoining workspace. Variety of complete scenery and lots of mainline operation with a variety of trains.

The OWNRy (Oregon, Washington, Navigation & Railway) is a proto-freelanced N-scale layout set in the Pacific Northwest, with Portland, Oregon as the major division point. Five major Class 1 railroads intersect, operating both freight and passenger traffic. The Union Pacific, delivers freight and passengers to and from Portland and the East Coast via La Grande, Oregon. The SP&S (jointly run by both GN and NP) runs from Spokane through Pasco, WA, then along the North Bank to Portland. The Southern Pacific serves as a conduit from Portland to California. Pool traffic and a fictional branch have interchange traffic. CTC is used for track authority on the mainlines, along with car cards and waybills for freight forwarding. Several class one passenger trains are operated, including City of Portland, the Daylight, Empire Builder and Northcoast Limited. 65% sceniced. Digitrax DCC. Website

This HO-scale railroad is a 14’ x 14’ point-to-point design on a 16” wide shelf around the perimeter of a spare bedroom. Designed to be movable, it has a built-in valance and lighting. Based on the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad, the Bullfrog & Goldfield Railroad and the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad; represents the area around Beatty and Rhyolite about 1910. Equipment from all three companies runs interchangeably. Designed for operations with two-person crews. Digitrax DCC.