Former Layout by Brooks Stover

Layout Name:

"Lexington & Webster RR"

Layout Status:

dismantled

Track Type:

Layout Space:

4'3" x 8' (with 16" x 38" extension)

Layout Style:

Oval/Rectilinear

Track Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Rail Size:

code 172

Ruling Grade:

Track Height(s):

floor

Completed:

100% complete

Setting:

freelanced - western U.S.

Control System:

Featured In:

S Gaugian, Nov 1977, pg 10 & cover

Notes:

The layout was fully scenicked with hardshell scenery. The A.C. Gilbert Oil Drum Loader and Mail Pickup accessories were included. The layout featured a scratchbuilt structure, Vulcan Iron Works, at the front of layout. It was the first structure Brooks scratchbuilt. Brooks added balsa wood ties to the Gilbert track for enhanced appearance. The S Gaugian article was Brooks' first one and he won that year's "Write Up Your Layout" contest held by the magazine.

Brooks' layout made the front cover of the magazine's issue.

The layout was designed to be used at Christmas time, so the center opening was large enough to hold a Christmas tree.

One of Brooks' daughters enjoying the layout.

Who says girls don't like trains? Brooks' daughters are having fun with Daddy's layout.