American HO layout, set in the late 1950's.
GOOSE LAKE IS AN ACTUAL PLACE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION OF THE USA BUT THE RAILWAY DEPICTED HERE IS ENTIRELY A FIGMENT OF MY FEVERED IMAGINATION!
THE LAYOUT MEASURES 12’ x 1’6” AND PORTRAYS A SMALL BRANCH SERVING A LAKESIDE COMMUNITY WITH A FREIGHT YARD AND SMALL DEPOT (STATION). THE BRANCH IS PART OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY IN THE LATE 1950s, SOME YEARS BEFORE THAT COMPANY BECAME PART OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILWAY. A LOGGING COMPANY OPERATES FURTHER UP THE LINE AND USES THE YARD TO REVERSE LOGGING TRAINS BEFORE PROCEEDING DOWN THE BRANCH TO THE SAWMILLS.
THE LAYOUT OPERATES BY DCC (DIGITAL COMMAND CONTROL) USING THE ZTC SYSTEM. THE LOCOMOTIVES AND LAYOUT ARE SOUND EQUIPPED – LISTEN FOR THE WATERFALL, BIRD SONG AND SEAGULLS AT THE HARBOUR, AS WELL AS THE LOCOMOTIVES IDLING IN THE SIDINGS AND PASSING THROUGH THE STATION.
