The James River Branch

Layout Summary

Setting:

Northeastern Pennsylvania, 1970s

Scale:

Z

Size:

15 by 36 inches

Track:

Handlaid Code 25 + Märklin sectional track (hidden)

Control:

homemade PWM on battery power

Benchwork:

Gatorfoam

Scenery:

Scultpamold over Foamcore

Year:

2006

Status:

finished

Disposition:

destroyed by UPS

The James River Branch was an exercise in taking Z Scale to its limits. This bit of fantasy represents a small slice of Appalachia territory in northeastern Pennsylvania, where a Reading Lines branch passes though a small town on the James River (no relationship to the real James River in southeastern PA).

Chapters

  1. Pushing the Z Scale Envelope
  2. False Start
  3. Groundwork
  4. Tracklaying
  5. Structures
  6. Details
  7. Scenery

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