The railway at a glance
Name: Woodland Railway
Size of railroad: 4000 sq ft; 20′ x 100′ in woods, 20′ x 100′ in side yard
Scale: 1:22.5
Gauge: 45mm
Theme: Freight operations & fantasy
Era: 1930s
Age: 25 years
Motive power: Steam and early diesel; Aristo-Craft, LGB, Bachmann
Length of mainline: 700′
Maximum gradient: 6%
Minimum radius: 5′
Type of track: Handlaid aluminum; and Kalamazoo & LGB flex ties with Micro-Engineering rail
Structures: Pola kits and scratchbuilt
Control system: Battery & R/C
The freight station at Willow Flats awaits the morning crew to drop off a boxcar to be unloaded.
Marc Horovitz
