TOUR 3
West Jordan
Friday, June 7
9am - Noon
Willard Johnson
Layout Name: Jordan Valley Central
Scale: HO
Layout Description: The Jordan Valley Central is a short line railroad that services the local industries in the Salt Lake area in the 1960’s, with a modeler’s license to run an occasional steam engine. Mainline action is based on the WP and DRGW who interchange east-west traffic in Salt Lake City. Through trains do a power and caboose change out at Baker Yard then continue on to the Shelly yard to set out/pick up the JVC local traffic. The layout features many nicely constructed kit and kit-bashed buildings.
Jim Hoeppner
Layout Name: Colorado & Great Western
Scale: HO
Layout Description: Jim’s Colorado and Great Western is a multilevel freelanced layout based on the DRGW set in the 1970’s. All of the place names on the layout are actual stations on the DRGW but there is no attempt to accurately model any of the locations. The layout fills a 22' X 33' basement with the upper level going over the entrance door to avoid any duckunders. The scenery is 100% complete and has many well detailed scenes to see. There is a fully functional CTC signaling system installed that is controlled by CMRI hardware and JMRI.
Bob & Karin Gerald
Layout Name: Milwaukee Road
Scale: N
Layout Description: Bob and Karin’s Milwaukee Road is a multilevel N scale layout recreating the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad’s mail line through Nothern Idaho in 1955. All location on the layout are actual stations on the line, but only St. Maries and Avery are reasonable re-creations of the locations, with some selective compression. All other locations have had many industries added to enhance the play value during operating sessions. The layout occupies two rooms - the main room is 17' X 12' and the other is 11' X 12'. The scenery is 90% complete with several thousand homemade pine trees filling the mountain sides. There is a fully functional ABS signal system.