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The largest industry on the


railroad is the Pennsylvania House furniture factory in the Annville industrial district. It is a semi-flat against the back- drop where it wraps around a corner and is 90 inches wide overall. The five-story build- ing itself is 23 inches tall, and the water tanks on the roof rise to 79 inches off the floor. It has a pair of doors leading to interior unloading docks and a separate shipping dock tucked underneath one wall. During NMRA open houses,


gle switches. The approach signal indication is also repeated on the fascia.


O-Scale Impact What I like most about O scale


is its impact or presence. A lo- comotive weighing eight or ten pounds with a string of 16- to 18-ounce freight cars crossing a set of diamonds or even some


rail joints makes a sound that smaller scales can’t replicate. Structures can also be large and imposing. My scratchbuilt Sum- mit Trestle is 30 inches tall, and the tops of the rails are 58 inches above the floor. I built the trestle using scale lumber my friend and I ripped from poplar boards. I followed actual 1925 PRR plans for construction.


many visitors have commented that everything on the railroad looks massive. All in all, I’m extremely satis-


fied that my railroad has provided hours of fun for its operators and visitors. The layout demonstrates that today’s 3-rail trains can go well beyond their toy train stereo- type.


Scratch The scratchbuilt Penn- sylvania House furniture factory is the largest structure on the railroad. It has a capacity of seven cars: one in receiving Door 1, two in receiv- ing Door 2, two at the enclosed loading dock, and two on the cleanout track where the Balti- more & Ohio boxcar is spotted.


Horseshoe Curve A pair of Pennsy 2-10- 0s is working hard to get train EC-11 up and around Horseshoe Curve. Both lead locomotive No. 4235 with “coast- to-coast” tender and snapper (Pennsy-speak for helper) No. 4668 are from Sunset Models.


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