Welcome to the fictional railroad called
Gitchi-Gumi Gichi-Gami Railroad which is a co-operative of all railroads on Lake Superior.
The plan is to have a layout around the walls with one peninsula. Right now I have just one wall for the layout because this room is also a kind of guest room.
My idea is to combine interesting trackage to build up a complete layout which will be more of the type to running trains than operating them.
There is e.g. Munising Junction in the UP of Michigan which I would like to build. The problem is there are so many interesting junctions that I haven't made up my mind yet which one will make it into the plan.
Due to the lack of a proper plan you'll find a panorama photo via the link below. The crossing is based on Pembine, WI although the station building is of course not.
This part is 330 cm long and 60 cm wide and is the 'small town part' of the layout.
The pink and purple parts are temporary and will change once I have the whole room.
The room itself is about 360 by 370 cm.
The mentioned peninsula will be the place for an ore dock. I have a copy of the original plan of the LS&I ore dock in Marquette, MI. The model will only be about half the length of the ore dock. A colleague and I are working on a 3D model and the plan is to print it in sections.
Because of the ore dock's size I'm afraid that I don't have the space for a big yard.
Once I'm almost sure what the layout will consist of I will try to make a plan of the whole thing.
I'm trying to depict a fall scenery but don't expect breath taking scenery because I'm not very good at landscaping but I think I can lay some track good enough that trains won't hit the ground...
Did I mention that I hate ballasting?
I'm using a mixture of Kato Unitrack and Peco code 55.
That's all for now.
Thomas
