This is a tour of a 1500 square foot basement empire that I was fortunate to collect some footage from before it was torn down, moved and rebuilt. With the help of the owner, this video covers operations as they existed in and around 1977, including the placement of many prototype photos to compliment the tour. The layout to near completion, took almost 30 years to build, and has hosted many operating sessions over this time. The handlaid track is a faithul representation of how the trackage and traffic was at the time. The scenery really gives that rural mid-western Ontario feel. The focus of the layout is Stratford, Ontario, and the CN branchlines that fed out from there until their abandoment. The Goderich Subdivision (now Genesse and Wyoming's Goderich Exeter Railway), Guelph, and Fergus subdivisions are all thats left in 2024.
Take a step back in time, and enjoy this masterpiece.
* Used with permission of the owner.
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17 сен 2024