1. Saint John to Hampton (CN Main Line)

The CN main line running from Saint John to Hampton is located entirely on the middle level of the layout, and provides the connection to the outside world for the Hampton & St Martins Railway

Tracks heading west of Saint John (to the right and up to the helix to "D") and to the east of Hampton (left towards "A") both lead to the bottom level and Staging

The Canadian National mainline was first laid down by the European and North American Railway in the 1850's connecting Saint John to Shediac NB. It later became the Intercolonial Railway and after WW1 was absorbed into the federal government system. In 1955, Saint John is the largest city in the province and its industrial centre.

Saint John - A Moncton-bound Canadian National passenger train has just left the Saint John Union Station and is proceeding across Gilbert Lane. On the drawing above, this is the right-hand end of the Saint John yard

Saint John - Haymarket Square is the neighbourhood business centre in the city's East End. All the buildings in the scene are scratchbuilt based on photographs of the area taken in the late 1950's

The photo below has a combination of scratch-built and craftsman kits

This is a somewhat scratchbuilt version of what many might recognize as Bar Mills Booty Corner. By "somewhat" I mean that I used the Bar Mills "One-Kit" to create a similar building. The storefront facade is Smalltown USA (RIX Products)

The photos below are two views of the same scene. A new rooftop sign is being lifted into place at the Crystal Ice Company. Next door, a biker wannabe is showing off his moped

Saint John - Further east, MacKay Lumber receives much of its spruce and hardwood lumber from the sawmills on the Hampton & St Martins Railway. Brookville Lime ships bagged agricultural lime throughout the Maritimes including G.R. Henry Feeds in Upham

East of Saint John on the Canadian National main line is the residential community of Rothesay, and beyond that is the mouth of the Hammond River. The Rothesay station was part of the original European & North American Railway. Built in the 1850's, it is one of the oldest still-standing station structures in Canada. Crossing the Hammond River, the Nauwigewauk crossing makes a picturesque setting

The Canadian National mainline continues on to Hampton where it is met by the northern end of the Hampton & St Martins Railway. The story continues in the next section.

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