passing sidings for trains to meet and pass each other, and lots
of places to switch cars.
I chose to build it in 3-rail O scale. What?!? You mean like the
old trains around the Christmas tree? No, not exactly. See the
sidebar titled “Why 3-Rail O scale” for my reasons.
I spent the six months it took to build the house with pencil,
compass, and paper, developing and refining the track plan. I
wanted to have a large layout with a long main line and plenty
of distance between towns, but with wide aisles to accommo-
date what would hopefully be many visitors to open houses,
and with a lounge area for the operating crew.
Pennsylvania & Western RR -
9: With the hill behind us, EC-11 drifts past AE (Annville East)
Tower. Annville yard limits are just ahead.
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MRH-Mar 2013
