Great Northern - O - Ted Doyle
modeling a portion of the GN system in the early 1940's
Great Lakes Modular Club - HOn30
modular layout with members from various States
Muskrat Ramble Modular Club - On30
modular layout, built in Australia, now from Louisiana
35th Annual
National Narrow Gauge Convention
Sept. 2nd-5th,
2015
in Houston, Texas
Houston is home to many Narrow Gauge model railroads. Scales including HOn3, Sn3, On3, Gn3 and Fn3. Their settings range from various Colorado lines, to logging roads, and to freelance roads. Some are also dual gauge.
All layouts on our tours have trains that run today...
Below is the current list of layouts on tour. Our goal is to have layouts with trains running that you will want to see, not just a long list to thin out.
We now 15 YouTube videos of our layouts !
Plus 12 layouts have their own web site with more pictures!
Clear Creek Logging Co. - Fn3 - Rich Schiffman
indoor 1/20.3 logging operation
Colorado & Western - G/Gn3 - Barry Bogs
indoor 1/22.5 scale D&RGW based railroad
D&RGW - Spring Division - O/On3 - Craig Brantley
dual gauge with a long narrow gauge branch line
Glenbrook Valley - HO/HOn3 - Eddie Carroll / John Weiss
very large, dual gauge modeling Colorado routes and locations
Great Great Northern - HO - Don Bozeman
very large layout based on the Great Northern
Pagosa Creek Timber Co. - On3 - Paul Cesak
freelance logging operation
Rio Grande Southern - Sn3 - Craig Raymond
modeling portions of the Southern
Stony Creek & Western - HO/HOn3 - Gil Freitag
large freelance railroad with dual gauge operations
Tall Pine Lumber Co. - O/On3 - Chuck Lind
freelance logging similar to the Westside Lumber Co.
* featured in the current issue of Gazette magazine *
Attendees will provide their own transportation to Home layouts.
The Clinic and Layout schedules (with addresses) will be available
a week before the Convention if you want to plan your visit ahead.
You must register and provide a reliable email address before August 15th
to get access to this information in advance.
It will be PRINTED and in the handout package at the door, for everyone pre-registered.
- - most recent layout addition on 8 / 4 / 15 - -
Elk Canyon & Western - Sn3 - North Tx NG Grp
portable display layout inspired by Ouray, Co
Layouts on the Home Tours & Clubs
Cedartap - HO/HOn3 - Jim Lemmond / Loren Neufeld
detailed and scenics layout big mountains and bridges
Gold Creek Timber Co. - On30 - Loren Neufeld / Jim Lemmond
portable display layout being built for this Convention
* final update photos loaded 8/17 - come see the layout *
All Points North Model Railroad Club - HO/HOn3
large club with two layouts, both features narrow gauge
Texas Western - Fn3 - John Frank
outdoor 1/20.3 Live Steam railroad with D&RGW equipment
Baltimore & Ohio - HO - Cliff Cheeseman
very details layout with loads of things to see
Galveston Model Railroad Club & Museum - HO/HOn3
the club layout is located in Galveston, near the RR museum
Galveston County Model Railroad Club - HO/N/O/G
the club layout is located in Texas City, near Galveston
New Mexico Narrow Gauge Modular Club - HOn3
large modular layout with various scenes and details
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington - On30 - Pete Leach
an On2 layout on On30 based on the WW&F two footer in Maine
Animas River Rlwy - Fn3 - Greg & Brenda Cauthen
outdoor 1/20.3 garden railway based on Silverton area
What does those icon's above mean ?
= click the locomotive to open the layout Photo page
= is just a flag there is a YouTube video on that page
= is a flag meaning the railroad has it's own web site
Raton & Western - HO - Robert Ashcraft
Santa Fe & D&RGW style layout