Alan Curtis
Member
New switching layout underway. All track is laid and ready for wiring of slide switches which both control turnouts and provide power to frogs. Some structures are being reused from previous layouts but more are needed, either kitbuilt or scratchbuilt/kitbashed.
The AW is freelance, but set in Montana in the 1970's, it is a sister railroad to my son's Montana Central. Both are part of the Curtis Railroad Corporation and equipment is painted black with yellow lettering and trim. AW has an all-Alco roster (except for a GE 70-tonner from a previous layout).
Layout will be operated by DCC as I really do have to have at least some locomotives with sound! Pity we cannot reproduce the black Alco exhaust smoke!
The layout is 3m x 0.5m (about 10 feet by 1ft 6ins)
Some initial pictures:
The AW is freelance, but set in Montana in the 1970's, it is a sister railroad to my son's Montana Central. Both are part of the Curtis Railroad Corporation and equipment is painted black with yellow lettering and trim. AW has an all-Alco roster (except for a GE 70-tonner from a previous layout).
Layout will be operated by DCC as I really do have to have at least some locomotives with sound! Pity we cannot reproduce the black Alco exhaust smoke!
The layout is 3m x 0.5m (about 10 feet by 1ft 6ins)
Some initial pictures: