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New England and Western

The New England and Western is a large freelance HO scale railroad, which models New England prototypes of the steam era with numerous interesting line side structures suitable for that period. The layout is operated by NCE DCC system control with sound. The layout features car card freight operation. The scenery is about 90% completed with some very interesting scenes depicting life in the early to mid part of the 20th century. Lou Sassi has photographed Bill’s layout for an future Model Railroader article.

Attleboro, MA. 02703

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Old Colony & South Shore Railroad

The HO scale Old Colony & South Shore Railroad is an early 20th century era layout located on the second floor above the garage/workshop and features superb scenery and multi-train operation. Cliff’s layout has many scratch-built and super detailed structures from many manufacturers with beautiful city and town settings. The scenery is 100% complete. The layout was featured in the October 2004 Model Railroader and also in the 2009 Great Model Railroads. . This past year has seen the addition of an Hon30 railroad “The North Grafton Railway” The OC &SS is DCC with an NCE system and can be operated with conventional DC also.

New Bedford, MA. 02740

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Aquidneck Valley RR

The AVRR is a large HO railroad occupying two rooms, one 20x24, and the other 26x10. The minimum radius is 30 inches and all the track work is complete. The scenery is about 90% complete. The total track laid is about 1300 feet. Trains are powered by diesels, and controlled by a Digitrax DCC radio system with sound. The railroad has two large freight yards, numerous industries, including 3 coalmines, an ore mine, and gravel processing plant, many bridges, in an eastern mountainous setting. The layout was featured in the November 2004 Model Railroader.

Middletown, RI. 02842

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Providence & Worcester   

This 42’x25’ double decked railroad is located in the basement. Enter from garage. It is a fictitious track plan between Worcester MA and Queens NY. It models the Providence &Worcester Railroad as a regional freight carrier with trackage rights on the Amtrak’s northeast corridor. Commodities include Paper goods, coal, stone, plastic resins, produce, lumber, grain, cement, chemicals, general merchandise and scrap metals. Interchange is made with CSX Transportation, Sea View a shortline railroad located in Davisville, RI, New England Central Railroad in CT and the Gilford Rail System in Gardner MA, The railroad is Dispatcher controlled by means of computerized CTC (Centralized Traffic Control) using two dispatchers. One on site and the 2nd which is located in Georgia. This Railroad was featured in the May 2009 Railroad Model Craftsman. For more info see the P & W website at http://www.trainweb.org/pwmrr Use address 1252 ######### Rd. No.Scituate, RI 02857 then follow signs at A Road to House. Follow signs

North Scituate, RI. 02857

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Quebec & New England Railway

The QNE represents a free-lanced bridge line running generally northeasterly from Hopewell Junction NY through the Springfield-Chicopee MA area to St. Johnsbury. The modeled portion of the road parallels the B&M Conn River line with an operational era of 1969-1980. Yard switching at Chicopee is handled by subsidiary Berkshire Terminal and includes interchange with New Haven/ Penn Central. The line is single track to St. J where live interchange occurs with CP & Maine Central, portions of which are also modeled. Approximately 80% of trackage is in place in the shelf-style format with about 15% being scenicked. Walthers turnouts are used exclusively, all operated by Tortoise machines. NCE DCC is in use and the layout occupies all of a 26’x44’ basement absent the stairway & furnace area. About half the power is painted for QNE, the remainder being mostly CP & MEC

Warwick, RI 02886

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Rhode Haven Railroad 

The Rhode Haven is a freelanced HO railroad using New Haven power. It is set in the 1930's through 1940's era. Since I live in a condo I do not have a lot of room in the basement so I used two rooms with a duck under to try and incorporate as much railroading as possible. The main room consists of a large city and yard and the small room has a smaller town and country. The railroad features many craftsman kits as well as kit bashed and scratch built structures. The harbor peninsula is now complete and features a large waterfront area with many structures, boats and a branch line. I was lucky enough to have Lou Sassi shoot the layout which was published in February 2010 Model Railroader. The layout is also featured in a Model Railroad Masters DVD by FOS.

Cumberland, R.I. 02864

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Pennsy Middle Division   

The famous “Pennsy Middle Division” originally built in 1992 by Dave Frary (with help from Bob Hayden) for a series of 9 articles in Kalmbach Publishing’s Model Railroader Magazine. The feature ran from January 1993 until September of 1993. The articles were then brought together and published in a book in 1994. The layout toured the United States with Greenberg Train Shows, a division of Kalmbach Publishing. I bought it in 2000 and have since expanded it greatly.It is scheduled to be photographed for another feature in Model Railroader magazine. The layout is an HO scale double track mainline with several yards and switching opportunities for operators. DCC by NCE. All turnouts are DCC controlled Approx size is 24' x 20' and the layout is handicapped wheelchair accessible. The freelanced layout is set in autumn during the Steam / Diesel transition era. More information, video's, and photo's can be found at http://www.craftsmankits.com/layout.html

Holden, MA. 01520

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Wesport Central and Northern

Armand has a freelance HO scale layout located in a 15 X 28 foot area of his basement. It is built with two Main lines. It is controlled by a Lenz DCC system and can also be operated with conventional DC. It models small town New England mountain areas. The layout has many scratch built and craftsman kit structures with lighting and animation. Scenery is 99%.

Westport, MA. 02790

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Southern New England Railroad 

The Southern New England Railroad (SNE) is a freelance HO scale railroad of the planned CN/CV extension from Palmer, MA to Providence, RI. The sinking of the Titanic played a major part in this railroad never being completed. I am modeling the SNE as it would have been in autumn of the transition era. My backdrop is photos shot by Lou Sassi which were blended together to make an 80’ virtually seamless panoramic view of New England. I have Craftsman and scratch-built structures with very detailed scenes. Since the layout was featured in the July 2010 Model Railroader, it has been doubled in size - now 14’ by 40’. The entire section (Southbridge) 11’ x 3’ was cut out and moved 16’ away and reconnected with the new track plan. The new trackage is now up and running and scenes are being re-worked and repaired. The scenery which was 100% completed on the original layout is now about 50% completed on the expanded version. The layout is operated by North Coast Engineering DCC. Please visit my website at: http://www.snerr.net for more photos and information.

Charlton, MA. 01507

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Clinch Mountain Railway

Dave’s Clinch Mountain Railway is an HO scale, early 1960s, freelance layout located in two rooms in his basement, with many scratch-built and kitbashed structures, wireless throttles, handlaid track and finished scenery. It is a bridge route serving New England, interchanging with all local roads of the time period, with both point-to-point and continuous operation and featuring both steam and diesel motive power. Much has been added to the layout over the past two years including a new industrial area with many more structures. This layout will soon appear in an article written by Lou Sassi for Model Railroader magazine.

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Atlantic Great Eastern Railroad

The Atlantic Great Eastern is an HO scale railroad running through Northern New Jersey in 1958. It is loosely based on the Lackawanna's "Old Road" and the Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad. The single deck layout occupies a 24' x 36' space in the basement. Most of the track is hand laid and the scenery is 90% complete. The railroad is powered by DC with tethered and radio throttles. It features both steam and diesel motive power on freights, locals and passenger trains.

Holliston, MA

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Western Maryland Railway - Tygart Valley Division 

The Tygart Valley Division is a HO prototype based freelance division of the Western Maryland Railway operating as a north/south bridge line through the Tygart River Valley south of Elkins, WV. The double decked layout is set in the mid 1950’s and is operated point-to-point during operating sessions, mainline is 95% complete, scenery is 65% complete. The layout is powered by NCE DCC with computerized dispatcher control utilizing Panel Pro and features coal mines, industries, local switching and interchange as well as some passenger service. Layout in housed in basement and is not handicapped accessible (stairs).

North Scituate, RI