Current Layout by Bob Hogan

Layout Name:

"Sierra Northern"

Layout Status:

active

Track Type:

S/Sn3

Layout Space:

19' x 21'

Layout Style:

Around-the-room, with peninsula

Track Manufacturer:

Tomalco (flex); White Oak (S turnouts), P-B-L (Sn3 turnouts)

Rail Size:

code 100 (S), 70 (Sn3)

Min. Turnout Frog:

#8 (main), #6 (yards)

Min. Radius:

48"

Track Height(s):

48" to 60"

Mainline Track Length:

120'+

Era:

1950-1956

Setting:

Donner Pass route

Railroad(s) Modeled:

Control System:

P-B-L Foreground System

Featured In:

Railroad Model Craftsman, Jun 2013, pg 40

NASG Dispatch, Jun 2012, pg 16 (photo essay)

S Gaugian, Jul 2007, pg 26

S Gaugian, Sep 2007, pg 24 (photo)

Notes:

The layout also includes the Sierra Nevada Lumber Co. narrow-gauge branch line (Bob was an Sn3 modeler for over 30 years, so he had to have some narrow-gauge in this one!). This is Bob's fifth layout, and it is housed in a dedicated building.