~ Andy
On Black Friday last year, Charlie and I were invited to attend an all day op session at the Coshocton Model Railroad Club in Coshocton County, Ohio. Apparently this is an annual event with lots of trains, food and fellowship. We were invited to bring anything we wanted to run, or just run the trains in their huge staging yard. We had stopped to see this club on the way back from the NMRA MCR Convention in North Dublin a few years ago and were amazed at its size and scope. The club has free rent in a large building at the County Fair Grounds in exchange for holding a daily open house during the annual county fair. Sounds like a good deal to me! There are lots of videos of this amazing layout on YouTube - check them out. It takes over 20 minutes to complete a full revolution of the layout. Perhaps the best feature of their layout is the realistic and consistent scenery throughout - I often see scenery as a shortcoming on a lot of club layouts, but not here. Their scenery is an inspiration for me. I took almost 250 photos, but here are some of my favorites. Sorry it took me a year to post these! ~ Andy These two photos will give you a feel for the size and type of the club's layout. It is a single level, a little bit higher than waist level, with wide aisles where two people can easily pass. There were lots of railfans taking photos of the action. If you ever get a chance to visit during one of their open houses, it is well worth the trip - amazing layout and a real nice bunch of railroaders.
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Robert Braeuner
12/4/2017 07:53:37 pm
Wow!! That is an impressive layout and operation. Great pictures, nice job on report to!
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grant ashcraft
10/16/2019 04:33:36 pm
i go there all the time
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Joey G
11/20/2019 07:09:18 am
I WANT TO GO SO BAD
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