Members Layouts

Our goal is to provide RR internet customers the opportunity to view our members' railroads in a film strip view. Each strip contains up to 4 pictures and they will change periodically as the railroads are updated. If you want further details on any particular railroad please contact: abtomaster@msn.com

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2-ET, Bonneyville Mills RR, SunLakes, AZ

Ennis had his Railroad Name etched in stone.

A pair of F7's crossing a trestle at station area.

3-TV, Eagle Pass RR, Sun City, AZ

A small city in Arizona. It is called Sun City.

4-RH, Rooster Creek RR, SunLakes, AZ

Pair of F7's pulling a passenger train using LGB MTS control.

Rich's double dog bone layout is on a raised bed; measures 12' x 50'.

A Mikado freight train waiting for the all clear to enter the mainline.

5-JJ, Johnsonville RR, Chandler, AZ

Diagonal trestle is a strong element in the Johnson railroad providing a nice elevation change.

6-JM, Shady Glen RR, Phoenix, AZ

Once again I was impressed with John's 7/8 scale station, which is modeled after the Aristo-Craft G-scale building. It is truly a must see for those of you who maybe thinking of railroad related out buildings.

7-GP, Phoenix East Valley RR, Gilbert, AZ

8-DH, Wild Eagle RR, Phoenix, AZ

Dan’s back yard is “over the top.”

9-DS, Palo Verde & Southwestern RR, Mesa, AZ

There are 3,500 feet of track on his 4 acre in northeast Mesa to run his model locomotives, which number 300. Borders of deep violet alyssum flowers, manicured green areas, rocky pathways and myriad touches such as light posts, tunnels and viewing platforms combine to make a realistic model railroad. Add to that his more than 4,000 freight cars and 400 passenger cars parked in a structure built especially for the collection, and you have the "Palo Verde & Southwestern Railroad" - or what is believed to be the third-largest garden railroad layout in the United States.

10-BC, Snort Bear & Widget RR, Scottsdale, AZ

The Snort Bear & Widget RR and Mining Company (the nicknames of our three children) is an imagineered railroad built on whimsy and with the business niche of linking locations in Middle Earth, Colorado and Arizona to the Big City.

A bird's eye view of Phoenix from the long double tracked main line (outer loop) trestle that exits the large tunnel at Eisengard and traverses to the great stone escarpment of the Gap of Rohan headed North.

Catches up with the triple headed "Snort," "Bear," and "Widget" engines ("Big John" is the fourth engine) exiting Phoenix and heading home to the Big City Yards.

The outer loop above and inner loop below heading toward Jeff's Run.

Two main lines (inner and outer loop) are home to the towns of Bree, Cripple Creek, Phoenix, Bywater, and Hobbiton as the routes traverse Oliphant Canyons, Lothlorien (the Enchanted Forrest) and the Gap of Rohan along the way. The trains run against the backdrop of warring factions striving for control of the commerce driven dollars. Against this backdrop of intrigue and uncertainty, the SB&W runs trains of variable lengths and consists with second hand steam and diesel motor power. It caters to storybook and cartoon legends as well as the customers on every side of the power struggle. Only by controlling the Mines of Moria do they maintain their hand (as weak as it is) at the poker table of high stakes.

11-ML, Mogollon Rim Central Mining & Logging RR, Goodyear, AZ

Dash 9 pulling a mainline train through the newly created Apache Pass trestle.

Crown King Mountain in the Eastern mountain range where iron ore mining is the life line of the town of Dry Creek.

Squaw Butte Tunnel on the Mogollon Rim. This 10' concrete tunnel weighs in at 15 tons. The town of Dry Creek is in the background.

A pair of Geeps leaving Black Bottom Tunnel on Deadman Mesa at Crown King Mountain.

Members' Garden Railroads

Once again I was impressed with John's 7/8 scale station, which is modeled after the Aristo-Craft G-scale building. It is truly a must see for those of you who maybe thinking of railroad related out buildings.