Layout Name:
"Morton Branch and Coal Creek Lumber Co."
Layout Status:
active
Track Type:
Sn3
Layout Space:
16' x 19'
Layout Style:
Around-the-room, point-to-point
Track Manufacturer:
handlaid
Rail Size:
code 70
Min. Radius:
28"
Ruling Grade:
4.25%
Track Height(s):
44" to 56"
Completed:
100% complete
Setting:
western Washington state
Railroad(s) Modeled:
freelance
Control System:
DCC (North Coast Engineering)
Notes:
Structures are mostly scratchbuilt. The layout has been, and continues to be, operated on a regular basis by local modelers.
Other Links:
Videos:
Another beautiful ore tipple found on Russ' layout. This one is at the LRB Mines.
Russ built the grade up to Tiger Mountain over the stairwell.
Russ (on the right) teaching George Chambers about the NCE cab.
An operating session on Russ' layout. From left to right: Dale Kreutzer, Dave Woodrell, Russ Segner, and Bruce Hanley.