Former Layout by Tom Hess

Layout Name:

"Raysonhouse Railroad"

Layout Status:

dismantled

Track Type:

Layout Style:

Asymmetric Dogbone

Track Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Rail Size:

code 138

Min. Turnout Frog:

Min. Radius:

19"

Ruling Grade:

Completed:

benchwork: 100%; track: 100%; scenery: 100%

Setting:

generic midwestern US

Railroad(s) Modeled:

C&O, others

Control System:

Notes:

The layout was two independent loops on the base level, and one loop on the upper level. While most track was visible, the turn-back loops at one end were in the furnace room, and the other end was under a high hill. The layout lasted 23 years and used 1" extruded foam for its sub-roadbed, and 2" foam for scenic contours, supported by a grid of dimensional lumber. The layout was dismantled in March 2021.