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Lee Marsh The layout represents GN’s Cascade mountain crossing in Washington State, and the primary operational design element is Everett, WA where the mainline continues on to Seattle, and the Second Subdivision departs to Vancouver, BC. The layout concept was heavily influenced by Jack Parker’s NP layout, and the concept is essentially a much-expanded British-style affair with staging yards. The modeled era is constrained by the equipment that was used at the time by the GN. Highlights include: operating brass locomotives (steam, electric, and diesel), brass rolling stock, many accurate resin pieces, along with other well-detailed plastic rolling stock. The hard-shell scenery features significant vertical relief, full hand-painted backdrop, hundreds of trees – some of which are custom representations of actual trees, and a curved steel trestle that was built from the top down on uneven ground, just as the prototype built. Trackwork is two-level, and significant staging is included beneath the hard shell to facilitate a healthy schedule of trains on this modest-size pike.. This layout has been featured in Model Railroader, including several covers, in various MR special publications, and in the Great Northern Railway Historical Society’s Modeler’s Pages. Layout tour videos can be found on the 4th Division – NMRA YouTube page.
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