This transition era allowed me to feature steam and diesel-
electric locomotives.
During this time period in upstate New York, a number of other
railroads operated on some of these historic routes. These
were the Delaware and Hudson, Vermont Railway, and the
Canadian Pacific, which originated from Chateaugay terminal, a
feature I model.
My layout is constructed in a spare room that measures 10’x
12’, which is all the space my wife would allow me to have –
don’t we all wish we had more room!
Concept and Track Plan
The track plan, which I heavily modified to fit my space, came
from an article in Great Model Railroads magazine. The name
for my layout, the Tupper Lake and South Junction RR, came
from a plan book that has long been out of print.
I designed the layout for two or three operators, which usually
are my grandsons, who helped me build it all those years ago.
I used to run my layout with a Dynatrol system, but it was cum-
bersome to use, so when DCC became available, switching over
was easy.
Although Dynatrol gave good service, it could not duplicate the
features available with DCC.
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4. The day draws to a close at sunset, and people
start heading home from work. Delaware & Hudson
RS11 #5002 finally reaches its destination at Tupper
Lake with its long freight. Apparently shoppers have
been busy, given the number of parked cars for such
a small town.
3. The day begins in the township of Tupper lake, and
NYC SW7 #8880 makes an early morning run pushing
a heavy unprocessed timber load across the trestle
bridge at the Township of Tupper Lake on its way to
Saranac yard at Lake Sarancac.
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Lake Tupper & South Junction- 3
MRH-Jul 2014
