The Marvellous Muskoka Layout
of John Brown

Photos of John's Fabulous HO layout that features three railroads in a "coal country" setting.

This 22 X 26 foot HO model railroad is fully scenicked and displays many scratchbuilt buildings and scenes for which John has won many awards. He is a Master Model Railroader (MMR 449) and his layout reflects his outstanding craftsmanship. He usually runs the layout with a dozen or so operators using car cards. Many scenes are based on real-life locations in West Virginia and the time period modelled is the '50s so both steam and diesels intermingle.

The primary railroads are the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Virginian. The third railroad, a branchline, is the Waubaushene Central. Control is with Digitrax DCC. Signals are operated manually as operators enter and depart their sections.

Here are some photos of John's layout. Click on any thumbnail image for a larger view.

A short video tour of what can be seen on John's muskoka layout is below the photos.

	Carfloat Alexander
	Carfloat and yard
	Scratchbuilt company houses based on prototype photos
	Some of the many scratchbuilt and kitbashed bridges
	Tower and interchange
	One of the many mines
	Scratchbuilt wooden trestle
	Kitbashed bridge from Atlas parts
	Typical town in the "coal region"
	Main street beside the tracks
	Overview of town area
	Kiser Coal Corporation mine