Virtual Layout Tours

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Era: 1940s

Mike Sabia – Rochelle Southern RR (N)

 NEW JERSEY DIVISION 

Freelance layout that has a resemblance to the Newark/Elizabeth area & Western NJ. It is DC powered using 3 dual mode transformers. I can model from the end of the steam era to the present. The primary RR is Erie-Lackawanna. The centerpiece of the layout is Hainesburg Viaduct. It’s located on the New Jersey Cut-off in Paulins Kill, N.J.… More...

Jack Menaker – Jersey Mercantile RR (HO)

 NEW JERSEY DIVISION 

Jersey Mercantile HO scale RR. A short line located in central NJ. The railroad receives freight from Selkirk, Enola, and Roanoke and then distributes the freight to N. South Newark, S. South Newark and Helmetta. Also operates between Oak Island yard in Newark to and from North Newark with heavy coal traffic.… More...

Bill Rose – PRR, Kingsbury Branch (HO)

 NEW JERSEY DIVISION 

Lots of detail. Much to see in a small space. Bill is a master builder with many awards to his credit. Steam and Diesel motive power from 1940s and 1950s move trains around this U shaped layout. Some structures won 1st place awards at NMRA conventions. The only reason other buildings didn’t win was because they weren’t entered.… More...

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