Former Layout by Jay Mellon
Layout Name:
"Gulf Terminal Transfer"
Layout Status:
dismantled
Track Type:
S
Layout Space:
11' x 17'
Layout Style:
U-shaped
Track Manufacturer:
AM & SHS, Tom Stoltz turnouts
Rail Size:
code 148, 139
Min. Turnout Frog:
#4
Min. Radius:
24"
Ruling Grade:
0%
Track Height(s):
42"
Completed:
benchwork: 100%, track: 100%, scenery: 40%
Era:
mid-1950s
Setting:
midwest
Railroad(s) Modeled:
freelance
Control System:
DCC (North Coast Engineering)
Featured In:
The S Scale Resource, Aug 2021, pg 31
Notes:
Jay served as the NASG's Central Region Vice President from 2017 through 2021, and is a founding member of the Crescent City S Gaugers club in New Orleans.
(copyright © Jay Mellon; used by permission)
We start the quick tour at the engine servicing facility on the left side of the layout.
(copyright © Jay Mellon; used by permission)
This photo shows a portion of the Gulf Oil Refinery scene on the layout. The refinery was made out of the now-out-of-production Plastruct Refinery kit. You can see some earlier photos of this portion of Jay's layout in our Product Gallery section: click on "Product Gallery", then "Structures", "by Manufacturer", and then "Plastruct").
(copyright © Jay Mellon; used by permission)
Next, we move to the center portion of the layout featuring various industrial clients for the railroad.
(copyright © Jay Mellon; used by permission)
On the way to the main yard on the right-hand side of the layout the switcher passes by the depot.
(copyright © Jay Mellon; used by permission)
This photo shows a small segment of the yard on the right-hand side of the layout.
(copyright © Jay Mellon; used by permission)