THE MUSKOKIAN 11th ANNUAL MUSKOKA MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUT TOUR SEPTEMBER 27 TH 2015 10.00am to 6.00pm Index by Location Location. Layout#. Page. Scale Owners Name Tottenham 1 3 HO Clark Industries, Blackhorse Jct. RR. Alliston 2 4 G&HO Hockley valley RR Tea Valley Railroad Barrie 5 7 HO Roger Hauka. Bracebridge 15 17 HO Muskoka MR Club. 16 18 HO Ed Sutherland. 17 19 HO Bill & Chris Fearn. Carnarvon 20 22 HO Eric Roth. Coldwater 12 14 HO Peter Hocking. 13 15 HO John Brown: MMR. Gravenhurst: 14 16 HO Richard Tatley. 18 20 G Maple Orchard Farms Dave Knappett. CONTINUED OVER: Location. Layout#. Page. Scale Owners Name
Huntsville: 19. 21 HO Jon Snelson. Orillia: 6 8 G Ronald Colpitts. 7 9 N Ronald Colpitts. 8 10 HO Ken Bartlett. 9 11 HO Scott Reid. Severn Bridge: 10 12 HO Al Crisp: MMR. 11 13 OO Christine Beasley-Crisp Alcona 3 5 ON 3 Dave Smith Innisfil 4 6 HO Roger Moses SPONSORS 23
Layout #1 Owner: John Clark 905.936.2131 8726; Highway #9; Tottenham. 905.936.2131. Road name: Blackhorse Junction Railroad. Scale: Size: Era: Control: Scenery: Features: Directions; HO. Length 23 feet x 11 ft wide L shape Location. Mid 1940 s depicting fictitious Junction point. DCC Lenz set 100 with three power districts, mainline, yard and logging road. Turnout control is capacitor discharge system on main panel with pushbuttons and LED s to indicate direction. 100% complete, Mountains. River & Waterfall. Structures are mostly DPM models with some wood craftsman kits & scratch built bridges-trestles. Town site is incomplete complete with sequential lighting. Backdrop: Mountains hand painted by Natalie Clark. Allegheny for sale $500.00 Logging railroad is a separate entity with shay s, & climax, locos, featuring a logging camp. Trackage is code 100 Peco and has switchback to bring logs to sawmill, not connected to mainline. West of Hwy 400, on highway #9, 1 ½ Kilometers west of Tottenham Road. On the North side of the Highway.
LAYOUT# 2 OWNER JOHN and JANET DOWNEY: 1-888-942-9900 HOCKLEY VALLEY RAILROAD 4492 Adjala-Tecumseth Town line, ALLISTON, Ontario. L9R 1V4 e-mail: trains@hvrr.ca Description: Scale: Directions: Two layouts on display plus 1 to 1 scale CN caboose that may be open for inspection.. Tea Valley Railroad (Tioga, Everett, Alliston.) 12ft x 35ft: owned & operated by John Downey, Garnet Penn & 3 others HO Scale. If you have been to any local shows it the layout on a trailer attached to a permanent extension adding about 60 percent to the show size. Large Indoor G Scale Layout: (40 X 60 Approx), May NOT be running, the layout is missing some bridges! COMING FROM THE EAST FOLLOW INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY TO ELLIS ST (14 TH LINE: TRAFFIC LIGHTS) LEFT TO TOWNLINE, LEFT APPROX 1 KLM LOOK FOR SIGN ON STAND ON RIGHT SIDE. FROM WEST OF ALLISTON ENTER TO KING STREET TURN RIGHT (SOUTH) CROSS INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY APPROX 1 ½ KLM LOOK FOR SIGN STAND ON RIGHT.
LAYOUT# 3 OWNER: DAVE SMITH 705-436-6607 1303 VINCENT CRESENT, INNISFIL ROAD NAME: ONTARIO & EASTERN On3O SIZE: 30 x 10 NORTHERN ONTARIO ERA: 1920'S CONTROL: D.C.C. SCENERY: 75% FEATURES: LOCATION: PECO TRACK, STEAM POWER, SCRATCH AND KIT BUILT STRUCTURES AND ROLLING STOCK; QUARRY & SANDPIT, PORT, ROCKCASTINGS. BASEMENT, NARROW STAIRS DIRECTIONS EXIT HWY 400 AT 8TH LINE (INNISFIL BEACH ROAD) EAST TO 20 TH SlDEROAD, LEFT ONTO 7TH LINE TO WEBSTER BLVD, LEFT TO FOREST ST AND RIGHT ON VINCENT CRES.
NAME: E-MAIL: ROAD NAME: LAYOUT SIZE: ROGER MOSES LAYOUT # 4 2074 WILSON ST. INNISFIL ON L9S 4Y2 spadina1@yahoo.ca BOULTON CREEK SUBDIVISION OF THE CNR. HO. 22ft x 44 ft. CN AND CP IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ONTARIO ERA: MID 1980S TO MID 1990S. WIRELESS NCE DCC SYSTEM CONTROL: SCENERY: SCENERY CONSISTS OF ONLY ROUGH LANDFORMS ONLY 5% DONE FEATURES: THERE WILL BE OVER 70 CARS SPOTS ON THE LAYOUT AND THE 3 STAGING YARDS HAVE OVER 250 CAR CAPACITY COMBINED. MANY OF MY FREIGHT CARS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED AND DETAILED TO CONFORM TO CANADIAN PROTOTYPES AND MOST ARE WEATHERED. THE LAYOUT OPERATION WILL ALLOW FOR ANY TYPE OF RAILFANNING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE AT THAT ERA INCLUDING, GO, VIA, TURBO, LRC, CN, CP, TH&B, ONR, THROUGH GENERIC FICTITIOUS TOWNS THAT CAPTURE THE FLAIR OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO RAILROADING. THE LOWER DECK REPRESENTS THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE GTA AND THE UPPER DECK REPRESENTS THE LOWER END OF THE CANADIAN SHIELD. VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF MY LAYOUT MAY BE FOUND ON YOUTUBE BY TYPING "MOSES LAYOUT". THERE ARE 2 VIDEOS AVAILABLE AND THEY SHOULD BE THE FIRST 2 THAT POP UP. LOCATION IN HOUSE: BASEMENT: I ASK THAT PEOPLE REMOVE THEIR SHOES AS THE BASEMENT IS CARPETED AND CLEAN. DIRECTIONS:Exit off 400, go east on Innisfil Beach Rd to town of Alcona. Turn right on Webster, Turn right on Mill St. turn right on Wilson St. Second from last house on the left.
LAYOUT # 5 NAME: ROGER HAUKA 705.725.0194 176 Hanmer Street West Barrie, ON E-MAIL: scaledesign@rogers.com ROAD NAME: MUSKOKIA REGIONAL RAILROAD. HO LAYOUT SIZE: 24ft x 36ft. WASHEGO TO NORTH BAY; DIVISION OF CN. ERA: 1970 s CONTROL: DCC DIGITRAX SCENERY: 70% FEATURES: MOTORIZED BASCULE BRIDGE FOR ENTRY. MIN RAD 24 NORMAL 36 44. TRACK CODE 100 TO BE ABLE TO RUN ANYTHING. LOCATION IN HOUSE: BASEMENT DIRECTIONS: OFF 400, BAYFIELD ST NORTH TO CUNDLES OR LIVINGSTONE TURN LEFT (WEST) TO ANN STREET TURN RIGHT, HANMER ON RH SIDE JUST NORTH 400 OFF AT ESSA ROAD EAST, TURN LEFT ONTO ANN STREET (3 RD LIGHT FROM 400 BRIDGE) FOLLOW ANN STREET APPROX 4 KLM TO HANMER OR
LAYOUT# 6 OWNER: RON & MARION COLPITTS 705-326-5814 16 ANDREA CRESCENT, ORILLIA ROAD NAME: WHITE PASS G SCALE SIZE: 30'x 60' ERA: CONTROL: SCENERY: BACKYARD 1982 AND PRIOR, SOME MODERN TRAINENGINEER WITH LOCO ONBOARD BATTERIES AND SOUND (DCC) 100% NATURAL, SHRUBS, FLOWERS ECT. FEATURES: CONTINUOUS LOOP WITH OPTION OF POINT TO POINT OPERATION: HEAVY GRADES, STEAM AND DIESEL, PASSENGER OPERATIONS.
LAYOUT# 7 OWNER: RON & MARION COLPITTS 705-326-5814 16 ANDREA CRESCENT, ORILLIA ROAD NAME: SIZE: ERA: CONTROL: WHITE PASS N SCALE Main room 10'x 20', Mainline loop 25 x50 Revelstoke B.C. Division point Modern day DCC. by MRC, many loco s with sound. SCENERY: 100% FEATURES: Walk around with radio control throttles. Mine Concentrator, Container Port: Pulp Mill: Revelstoke yard & shop complex: Arrow Lake Barge. LOCATION: Basement.
LAYOUT# 8 OWNER: KEN BARTLETT. 705-326-1406 4249, CARLYON LINE, ORILLIA. E-MAIL; smokietunnel1@rogers.com ROADNAME: SIZE: ALGOMA CENTRAL HO 20X 25FT NORTHERN ONTARIO ERA: 1950 S CONTROL: SCENERY: DC 70% COMPLETE FEATURES: CONTINUOUS LOOP, TWO HELIXES,STAGING YARD, MONTREAL RIVER DAM, STEEL MILL, AGAWA CANYON, WAWA SINTER PLANT, HAWK JUNCTION IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW IS JAMES + HELEN'S MINE WITH LOCATION: THE AERIAL TRAMWAY ABOUT 50% DONE: FUTURE FRATER, SAULT STE MARIE, AND LOADING DOCK AT MICHIPICOTEN HARBOUR LOFT ABOVE GARAGE WITH STEEP STAIRS.
OWNER: ROADNAME: Layout # 9 Scott Reid 61 COCHRANE STREET ORILLIA, ON 705-331-2438 GREAT NORTHERN MESABI DIVISION H.O. SIZE: 15' X 11' CONTROL: MRC PRODIGY DCC SCENERY: EATURE: LOCATION: 85% complete: DOUBLE DECK WITH HELIX, MINING, PAPERMILL, MATCH COMPANY, CODE 83 TRACK. ALL TRACK LAID, WIRING COMPLETE, OPERATION SESSIONS WITH 4 CYCLE WAYBILLS BEDROOM IN HOUSE STEPS UP TO GET INTO HOUSE.
LAYOUT# 10 OWNER: AL CRISP. MMR 705-689-6430 1193, ART CRISP ROAD. SEVERN BRIDGE. E-MAIL beez_al@bell.net ROAD NAME: SCALE.: GREAT WHITE NORTH, DIV OF C.P.R. HO SCALE SIZE: 52 x 24' NORTHERN ONTARIO ERA: 1958 CONTROL: D.C. RADIO THROTLES SCENERY: 95% FEATURES: LOCATION: C.P.R. NORTH OF SUPERIOR STEAM & DIESEL, LONG TRAINS, WIDE CURVES, HANDLAID TRACK CODE 55 & 70, SCENERY TO THE CEILING. BASEMENT, STAIRS IN HOUSE:
LAYOUT# 11 OWNER: CHRISTINE BEASLEY-CRISP 705-689-6430 1193, ART CRISP ROAD. SEVERN BRIDGE NAME: SIZE: ERA: HEMYOCK OO SCALE 4ft x 12ft SOUTHWEST ENGLAND 1950-1970'S CONTROL: D.C. SCENERY: 40% FEATURES: LOCATION: GWR STEAM AND DIESEL, NUMEROUS SIDINGS & INDUSTRY: SMALL COLLECTION OF ROLLING STOCK AND ENGINES; ALSO COLLECTION OF CARS & TRUCKS BASEMENT, STAIRS IN HOUSE.
LAYOUT# 12 OWNER: PETER HOCKING 705.686.7577 7 HARRIET ST COLDWATER, ON E-MAIL: hockingp@live.ca NAME: ROAD NAME: ONTARIO NORTHLAND with INTERCHANGE WITH ALGOMA CENTRAL & CNR HO SIZE: 16ft x 16ft ERA: 1950 s CONTROL: DCC (NCE) and DC SCENERY: FEATURES: OVER 70% OF SCENERY COMPLETED. THE LAYOUT IS HIGHLIGHTED BY RUGGED NORTHERN ONTARIO WILDERNESS TYPE SCENERY, LOTS OF ROCK AND TREES
LAYOUT # 13 NAME: JOHN BROWN MMR 705.538.1196 252 FOREST HARBOUR PKWY PORT SEVERN. ON E-MAIL: johnbrown_42@hotmail.com ROAD NAME: CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY HO LAYOUT SIZE: 20ft x 26ft COAL FIELDS OF THURMOND WEST VIRGINIA ERA: 1950'S CONTROL: DIGITRAX DCC: SCENERY: 80% COMPLETE. FEATURES: MY LAYOUT MODELS THE C & O RAILWAY. RUNNING 2-6-6-6, 2-6-6-2, 0-10-0, 0-8-0,2-10-4,2-8-4 AND A MIXTURE OF FIRST GENERATION DIESELS. F7'S GP9'S AND GP7'S. 1955 SAW AN UPTURN IN BUSINESS AND THE C&O COULD NOT GET ENOUGH NEW GP'S FROM GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL DIVISION SO THEY RETURNED TO SERVICE QUITE A FEW OF THE STEAM ENGINES. THIS ALLOWS ME TO RUN BOTH TYPES OF MOTIVE POWER AS LATE AS 1956. I MODEL HO SCALE AND ALL THE TRACK AND SWITCHES ARE HANDLAID. I ALSO MODEL A HARBOUR WITH A CAR FERRY DESIGNED AFTER THE WINDSOR-DETROIT CAR FERRY SYSTEMS LOCATION IN HOUSE: OVER TOP OF A GARAGE DIRECTIONS HWY 400 NORTH, THE FIRST INTERCHANGE NORTH OF HWY 12, EXIT 149 TURN OFF AND CROSS OVER 400. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE THERE IS A MCKEOWN GAS STATION ON YOUR LEFT AND A SERVICE ROAD ON YOUR RIGHT. TAKE THE SERVICE ROAD RIGHT NORTH FOR ABOUT 2 KM. TURN LEFT THE HOUSE IS ON THE RIGHT.
LAYOUT# 14 OWNER. RICHARD TATLEY 705-687-62006 235 WELLINGTON STREET, GRAVENHURST HO: SIZE: 11 x 32 ONTARIO: ERA. 1950-1955 CONTROL: SCENERY: FEATURES: LOCATION: D.C. 97%, DAY TO NIGHT LIGHTING EFFECTS IN BUILDINGS AN IMAGINARY C.N.R. BRANCH IN ONTARIO RUNNING FROM BRIDGEPORT TO THORNTON SPRINGVILLE LYNDHURST & KENOGAMI AND BACK. BASEMENT
LAYOUT # 15 OWNER: MUSKOKA MODEL RAILROAD CLUB LOCATION: BETWEEN MANITOBA ST. & CNR TRACKS (BEHIND RIGHT TRACK. TAYLOR ROAD) PRESIDENT: ED SUTHERLAND 705-645-7923 ROAD NAME: C.N.R. HO SCALE SIZE: 30'x 30' MUSKOKA ERA: 1930-1960 CONTROL: DCC. SCENERY: 75 % FEATURES: HAND LAID TURNOUTS CODE 83. UNDER CONSTRUCTION, PLANNING OPERATION. LOCATION: BASEMENT. (20 STEPS)
LAYOUT# 16 OWNER: ED SUTHERLAND 705-645-7923 127, LIDDARD STREET, BRACEBRIDGE. E-MAIL ROAD NAME: novalley@bell.net NOME VALLEY HO SIZE: 20'X 25' ONTARIO ERA. 1930-1950 CONTROL: D.C. RADIO CONTROL SCENERY: 100% FEATURES: C.P.R. & CDN RAILWAYS TERMINAL. LOCATION: BASEMENT
LAYOUT#17 OWNER: BILL AND CHRIS FEARN 705-637-0327 8 WINDSONG CRES. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. ROAD NAME: C.N. MUSKOKA SUB. HO. SIZE: 12FT. x 29FT. AROUND THE WALL (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) CENTRAL ONTARIO ERA: 1950 TO 1960 CONTROL: D.C. (1) HANDHELD MEMORY WALK-A-ROUND FOR MAIN LINE (1) HANDHELD FOR YARDS AND INDUSTRIES: SCENERY: 25% COMPLETE, TRACK 80% FEATURES: THIS LAYOUT IS A FREE-LANCED DESIGN BASED ON THE VARIED MUSKOKA REGION. CONSISTING OF FOUR TOWNS, WHICH INCLUDES YARDS AND INDUSTRIES OF EACH GIVEN AREA, A WHARF WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. TRAINS FEATURED ARE; STEAM, 1ST. AND 2ND GENERATION DIESELS, FREIGHT AND PASSENGER. THIS POINT TO POINT SYSTEM IS BASICALLY DESIGNED FOR ONE PERSON OPERATING, BUT CAN USE TWO PEOPLE, ONE RUNNING THE MAIN LINE, WHILE THE OTHER PERSON SWITCHES THE YARDS AND INDUSTRIES. IN THE FUTURE, THE RAILWAY WILL BE OPERATED USING A CAR CARD AND SCHEDULE SYSTEM. LOCATION: DIRECTIONS: BASEMENT FIRST RIGHT OFF OF CLEARBROOK TRAIL, EAST OF MANITOBA ST.
LAYOUT #18 OWNER: MAPLE ORCHARD FARMS DAVE KNAPPETT; 705 645-3053 14 GRAY ROAD, BRACEBRIDGE MUSKOKA RAILS MUSEUM ALSO INCLUDED. THERE IS ALSO A NEW OUTLET AT THE GRAVENHURST RAILROAD STATION G SCALE FEATURES: 5 OPERATING TRAINS AROUND THE ROOM PERIMETER. DCC CONTROL WITH SOUND LARGEST COLLECTION OF G SCALE TRAINS IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO FREE COFFEE DIRECTIONS: TAKE THE 2 ND EXIT OFF HIGHWAY 11 INTO BRACEBRIDGE, ON TO CEDAR LANE. FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO MONICA LANE AND TURN RIGHT ONTO GRAY RD JUST NORTH OF FAIRGROUNDS.
LAYOUT# 19 OWNER: JON SNELSON 705-789-7191 97, TOWNLINE ROAD, HUNTSVILLE E-MAIL: jonsnel@vianet.ca ROADNAME: MUSKOKA NORTHERN HO SIZE: 15 x 15 MUSKOKA REGION ERA: 1970 S CONTROL: DC SCENERY: 91% FEATURES: LOCATION: REPRESENTATIVE OF MAIN LINE FROM GRAVENHURST TO HUNTSVILLE. BASEMENT
LAYOUT # 20 OWNER: ERIC ROTH 705-489-1999 1014, SHANGRILA ROAD, CARNARVON E-MAIL: raeroth@bell.net ROAD NAME: NEW YORK CENTRAL. HO SIZE: 26 x 46 CANADA SOUTHERN (N.Y.C.). ERA: SUMMER OF 1953 CONTROL: MRC. WIRELESS D.C.C. SCENERY: 15% FEATURES: MODEL OF THE TOWN OF ST THOMAS WITH TURNTABLE, ROUNDHOUSE AND YARD, 2 LARGE INDUSTRIAL AREAS. INTERCHANGES WITH CPR. CNR, L&PS, C&O AND THE WABASH. ALSO MODELLED THE BRANCH LINE UP TO PETROLIA AND COURTRIGHT, OIL CITY AND OIL SPRINGS (NOT YET COMPLETED) TRAINS ARE OPERATING. MORE SCENERY SHOULD BE IN PLACE BY TOUR DATE. DIRECTIONS HWY #118 WEST FROM BRACEBRIDGE TO HWY#35 NORTH AT CARNARVON PAST HALLS LAKE, 1 ST LEFT IS SHANGRILA ROAD, 1st HOUSE ON RIGHT #1014
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A $5 (five dollar) per adult charge for a pass for all the layouts. School age children will be free. All money collected goes to the Salvation Army Food Banks. In return for the donation, each guest will receive 3 (three) draw tickets for door prizes provided by our sponsors. Guests should fill out the tickets BEFORE arriving at their first layout stop if possible. If not, at the time of arrival. Upon arriving at the first layout stop which can be anywhere on the tour, a guest will pay the $5per person, hand over the filled in tickets and obtain a signature & layout# on the Layout tour pass at the bottom of this page. Additional draw tickets may be purchased (three for $5) at some of the layouts. This money will also go to the Salvation Army Food Banks. Please try to have the correct amount of cash because layout owners and clubs may not have change available. THE MUSKOKIAN LAYOUT PASS 2015 Signature Number THE MUSKOKIAN LAYOUT PASS 2015 Signature Number