Great Northern Pacific

Dedicated to Reuben Willmar Paulson who started as an apprentice Tin Snith at 5cents and Hour in Brainard Minnesota

Dedicated to Robert W. Paulson who worked as a Tin Smith for the Great Northern At The Jackson Street Shops

I am trying to build a 22ft. by 9 ft. two level layout with Mountains, Towns, Industry and Yards.  I have had 4 major layouts befor this.  My first was a 4 by 8 in the garage after Lynda bought me a HO Bachman train set in 1979.  The second was a 4 by 14 foot in the basement of our hous in Eau Claire.  It had a helex and some high bridges.  Then there was the layout in the basement of our Pipe Lake home.  It was a duck under that was circlular 12 by 12.  I got trains running on two levels then the shop was built.  

My 4th layout was the basement train moved to the second floor of the shop.  That was a duck under but was 14 ft. by 12 ft.  It had a wild double loop to a mountain pass and the beginings of a yard.  I had slow motion switch machines and Digitrax DCC.

These are some pictures of my 4th Train in the upstairs of the shop.

Next is my current iteration.

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