Current Layout by Greg Hurd
Layout Name:
"Glacier Gorge RR - Central Division"
Layout Status:
active
Track Type:
AF
Layout Space:
14' x 31'
Track Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert, GarGraves
Mainline Track Length:
428'
Era:
1950s
Setting:
Denver to Walden, Colorado
Railroad(s) Modeled:
UP
Control System:
AC & DC
Featured In:
S Gaugian, Dec 2016
Notes:
Greg maintains two layouts in two separate locations. He models a fictitious UP branch line, and runs a variety of old and new equipment. Both layouts feature the same theme and setting, but have completely different track plans (see the magazine article for that). The objective with this layout was to model a large rail yard operation and to feature the A.C. Gilbert accessories. Note that the photos shown here are newer and different from the ones shown in the magazine article.
We start off with a visit to the Denver yard.
(copyright © Greg Hurd; used by permission)
Here's a close-up of the west end of the yard.
(copyright © Greg Hurd; used by permission)
A Santa Fe freight passing the layout's industrial area.
(copyright © Greg Hurd; used by permission)
The Red Feather Energy Co. complex (an oil company).
(copyright © Greg Hurd; used by permission)
This facility is the Bevo Cattle Company.
(copyright © Greg Hurd; used by permission)
The Baumstark Mining Company.
(copyright © Greg Hurd; used by permission)
This is the Ft. Collins, CO passenger station.
(copyright © Greg Hurd; used by permission)
A UP RS-2 pulling extra train #2019.
(copyright © Greg Hurd; used by permission)