This tidy narrow gauge railroad is part of the larger Denver and Rio Grande
Southern running from Durango to Ridgway Colorado. The Railroad runs from the
fictional town of Hondo to the mining area of Barto. Durango and Ridgway
represent the staging. There are four extra trains along with a scheduled
passenger train and a local peddler train. The D&RGS interchange with
the ML&L at Achcar, where they pick up logs for the sawmill at Barto and for
coal traffic. All of the trains are worked at Hondo Yard and two of the
extras work along the line. The peddler freight runs from Hondo to Barto
and returns, working the interchange and a mine along the way.
Division or location:
Hondo Division
Interchange Railroads: McKee Logging and Lumber Company
Size of Railroad: 15’
by 12’
Scale: Hon3
Era: Late 40’s Early 50’s
Throttle system: Digitrax
Scale Clock Speed: 4:1
or 5:1
Length of Session: 18
fast hours
Number of Crew: 6
Train Control: Timetable and Train Order with Verbal Communications
Listed Jobs: Hondo yard
master, Barto
switch job, Mckee Logging & Lumber Company crew, 3 Road/Switch crews.
About
the Layout Host:
A
mushroom walks into a bar, and says "Bartender! Get me a beer!" The
bartender looks and him and says "Scram! We don't serve your type here!"
The mushroom looks surprised and says, "Why not? I'm a fun guy!"*
Similarly, John is a fun guy. And thoughtful, too!
* fun
guy...fungi...get it?

Layout photos (click on thumbnail to enlarge):

Time flies like
an arrow...fruit flies like a banana