Passing through Canyon City

Canyon City and Pacific O scale layout

Name: Alan Swartley Railroad Name: Canyon City and Pacific Location: Pacific Northwest Scale: O Scale Theme: Trains running in and around freelanced scenic mountain valley town in picturesque setting Description: UP 4-6-2 Forty Niner passing through Canyon City […]

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Passing through Canyon City

Canyon City and Pacific O scale layout

Name: Alan Swartley Railroad Name: Canyon City and Pacific Location: Pacific Northwest Scale: O Scale Theme: Trains running in and around freelanced scenic mountain valley town in picturesque setting Description: UP 4-6-2 Forty Niner passing through Canyon City […]

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New bypass route set to open near Seattle Dec. 15 NEWSWIRE

PtDefprojectmap

A map for the Point Defiance, Wash., bypass project. Washington State Department of Transportation SEATTLE — The end of 2017 is bringing some significant changes to rail passenger traffic on the busy Interstate 5 corridor between Portland and Seattle. After nearly a decade of studies and construction, the $181.2 million dollar Point Defiance Bypass Route […]

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Trains Presents: Albany & Eastern Winterail 2017 excursion

Southern Pacific SD9 No. 5399 pulling a mix of passenger equipment

Take a look at the Albany & Eastern’s March 2017 excursion between Lebanon and Sweet Home, Ore., coinciding with the annual Winterail multimedia show and sale in nearby Corvallis. You’ll see the privately owned and restored Southern Pacific SD9 No. 5399 and the short line’s own power with an eclectic mix of passenger equipment. Also […]

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Trains Presents: Albany & Eastern Winterail 2017 excursion

Southern Pacific SD9 No. 5399 pulling a mix of passenger equipment

Take a look at the Albany & Eastern’s March 2017 excursion between Lebanon and Sweet Home, Ore., coinciding with the annual Winterail multimedia show and sale in nearby Corvallis. You’ll see the privately owned and restored Southern Pacific SD9 No. 5399 and the short line’s own power with an eclectic mix of passenger equipment. Also […]

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Small shelf layout

Scene of a small shelf model railroad

Alejandro’s small shelf layout measures 9.51 x 7.55 feet with an average width of 1.31 feet. The layout is set in the mid-1970s somewhere between Oregon and Washington (previously Great Lakes area). […]

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Small shelf layout

Scene of a small shelf model railroad

Alejandro’s small shelf layout measures 9.51 x 7.55 feet with an average width of 1.31 feet. The layout is set in the mid-1970s somewhere between Oregon and Washington (previously Great Lakes area). […]

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Bruce Petty’s Southern Pacific MUG train

ogue Valley Model Railroad Club's HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout

Bruce Petty painted and decaled Tyco flatcars to represent an eastbound Southern Pacific train that originated at L.A.’s Taylor Yard and took empty flats back to the mills of Southern Oregon. Watch the train run on the Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club’s HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout. You can read all about this layout […]

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