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Welcome to the 8th Annual Brantford, Simcoe & Port Dover
District Model Railroad Layout Tour
Saturday April 26, 2014 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Please note that this online version of the Tour Booklet is for information only.
For admission to the Layout Tour you must have a copy of the printed Tour Booklet with maps. The cost is $5 per person.
Children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult. The printed Tour Booklet can be purchased at the
following ticket locations:
Prior to April 26th (after March 15)
Paris Junction Hobbies 300 Grand River Street, Paris Broughdale Hobby 1444 Glenora Drive, London Credit Valley RR Co. 24-2900 Argentia Rd. Mississauga Dundas Valley Hobby 15 Cootes Drive, Dundas Modeller’s Choice 4-865 Upper James St. Hamilton
Just Train Crazy 5253 King St. Beamsville The Train Cellar 130 Main St. N. Mount Forest
On April 26th
Brantford Model RR Club - behind 100 Waterloo St. Brantford
SLN Hobbies - Gord King - 51 Newport Lane, Port Dover
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Proceeds to Brant Food for Thought www.brantfoodforthought.ca
For information or to add your layout to the tour contact Roger Chrysler [email protected]
or Ted Black [email protected]
1. Brantford Model Railroad Club - Brantford
Name of Railroad Grand Valley Central
Era and Location 70’s to 90’s Southern Ontario
Scale and Size HO 20’ x 40’ 95% track 80% scenery General Information
Double track mainline with a single track secondary main that run to staging yards
providing for point to point operation. We also have a single track dead end branch line
with a few industries located mainly at the end of the line. There are a total of 15 industries
currently that are served by rail making for plenty of work for the locals that operate during
a run session.
The era and railway is not specific as we allow members to operate any locomotives they
own from steam to the latest diesels from any road name so long as they are DCC equipped.
The layout is operated using the Digitrax System.
Normal operations on Club run nights consist of 12 mainline freights some of which set-off
and lift from the major yard known as “Yates Yard” with a couple also working at the
smaller yard on the layout known as “Weber Yard.” Extras are also run as required. There
are also 4 locals that switch the industries along the main line as well as 1 that operates
down the branch line. We also can operate passenger trains including GO Transit.
As with most layouts, it’s a work in progress with new buildings being added, scenes
being changed or spruced up, trackwork/turnouts added or replaced. Scenery details are
always being worked on or added with areas always under re-construction.
2. Greg and Gail Whayman- Brantford
Name of Railroad New York and Seven
Era and Location Late transition New York, New Haven & Seven
Scale and Size HO 12’ x 25’ plus extension into the family room
Scenery Completed:
Advanced craftsman kits comprise the New York & Seven railroad with emphasis on
compression and extensive detail - approximately 60% completed. A new town called
Hampton is being built on the extension.
General Information:
Extensive scenery featuring craftsman structures including Fine Scale, South River, Sierra
West, Best and Bar Mills complimented with scratch builds. Hand laid track and turnouts,
tortoise switch machines. Computer controlled with Railroad Company Software 8 with
voltage drop detection, working signals and digitally addressed turn-outs. Separate
dispatch office to program, watch and dispatch the movement of trains. Telephone
communications throughout the layout between operators and dispatcher.
The New York and Seven R.R was featured on Trainmaster TV in December 2013.
This layout is not suitable for visitors under 12 years of age.
3. David Borthwick - Brantford
Name of Railroad Winniemucca Eastern Express (WEE)
Era and Location 1957 Colorado and Ogden Yard, Utah
Scale and Size HO 20’ x 12’ 100% track 75% scenery
General Information
The “WEE” railroad runs along 4 walls of a 20’x12’ room, with 115’ of mainline and 150’
of branch lines, serving 40 industries.
Southern Pacific’s Salt Lake Division ends in Ogden Yard, Utah. Starting here, the “WEE”
has a branch line to Boulder and Fort Collins Colorado, serving the Budweiser plant.
Another branch line goes to Petersburg, Illinois (south of Chicago) where there is an
interchange with the NYC and IC.
Digitrax controls, Steam, and Diesel in the Black Widow colours. Buildings are a mixture
of prebuilt, plastic, wood kits and kitbashed.
4. Roger Chrysler - Brantford
Name of Railroad Lake Erie and Northern Rwy
Era and Location 1953 Brant and Norfolk Counties
Scale and Size HO 11’ x 42’ 95% track 70% scenery
General Information
Replicating many prototype scenes between Glen Morris and Port Dover, Ontario.
Highlights are station and yard scenes including Paris, Brantford, Mt Pleasant, Waterford
and Simcoe.
Many scratchbuilt cars and buildings. Handlaid code 70 track. This traction layout is
powered exclusively by overhead wire. Digitrax DCC control. Includes both Lake Erie and
Northern and Grand River Railway equipment.
Handicap accessible
5. Ted Black- Brantford
Name of Railroad CN Brantford (version 2.0)
Era and Location 1989 Brantford Yard & Hagersville Sub
Scale and Size HO 15`x 11`
100% of yard track and staging, minimal scenery
General Information
The Brantford Yard is the centre piece of this under-construction multi-level layout that
fills a 15’x 11’ room. Two recently built helices lead to staging below the main level, and
perhaps by the time of the layout tour I will also have two more helices built to 2 upper
level shelves. The first upper shelf will represent the CN Hagersville Sub in the Cainsville
area, and the top shelf will feature aspects of the line from Caledonia to Garnet Yard.
(Version 1.0 of CN Brantford was built in the basement of Balfour United Church in
Brantford and was dismantled in 2011.)
6. Dr. Garry Balsdon- RR 4 Brantford
Name of Railroad Canadian National
Era and Location 1920s – 1970s Somewhere in Canada
Scale and Size HO 21’ x 16’ W- shape 90% track 91% scenery
General Information
Model Canadian National through the years
Plenty of power and rolling stock to catch the eye
Too much to remember on your last visit so come again
You are very welcome
Pax Garry
7. Jim Carman – Mt. Pleasant
Scale and Size HO 12’x 30’ 90% track 5% scenery
General Information
The layout features container yard, container hoist, wooden trestle, lift bridge, and large
yard for rolling stock. Various road names from 1970 to present.
Large “folded dogbone” track plan with long connecting track to lower level service yard.
DCC connected to 20+ tortoise switch machines and locos with sound.
8. Steve Armstrong - RR3 Waterford
Name of Railroad Toad, Hollow & Buttercup (TH&B)
Era and Location Steam and Early Diesel Lakes and Forests
Scale and Size G Outdoor 52’ x 36’ 100% track 100% scenery
General Information
Put a smile on your face as you enjoy the CPR trains moving over trestles and bridges,
and through the living scenery (hostas, groundcover etc.) Equipment varies in scale
from 1:20 to 1:29. The layout is run with Aristocraft Revolution Train Control.
9. John Frederick – Port Dover
Era and Location 1958 north-eastern Ontario – Ottawa valley
Scale and Size HO 8’ x 17’ approx. 225’ track
100% track 90% buildings 25% scenery
General Information
Layout intended to be grandchild friendly and interesting…but not heavy railroad
operations.
All buildings, vehicles, and rolling stock, are consistent with the 1950s time frame.
Rolling stock is a mix of CNR and CP freight and passenger. Locomotives are steam and
diesel, some with sound.
Layout consists of 2 yards on inside loop running through an 8 foot tunnel and mountain
with integrated reverse loop and station sidings. The perimeter trackage is double main line
looping around the entire layout with a double crossover and several industrial sidings
served off the mainline. There is a separate town centre with numerous business and store
locations.
Table top layout with duck- under to centre control pit.
DCC operated with Digitrax Super Chief Extra system.
10. Robert Lawton - Port Dover
Era and Location Post War and Modern Various Road Names
Scale and Size O Gauge 25’ x 35’ 90% track 25% scenery
General Information
3 rail Lionel & MTH Trains. Layout situated in a walk-in vault in the basement.
Has various operating structures collected over the years such as dairy milk cans and
cattle pens, crossings and musical cafes. Lots of sounds and smoke. TCC Street Car.
Bob, shows his model train collection in a video at:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlauj5_meet-the-owner-of-clonmel-estate-in-
port-dover-ontario-canada_travel
11. Gord King –Port Dover
Name of Railroad Silver Lake Northshore (CNR Dundas Sub)
Era and Location mid ‘50’s CNR Dundas Sub – London to Brantford
Scale and Size HO 30’ x 30’ bi-level with workshop staging yard
100% lower level track 98% upper level track
40% scenery
General Information
When completed the railroad is designed to operated point to point. Trains will originate
from a staging yard representing Toronto and points east, and Windsor/Sarnia and Point
west. Trains traveling west enter the railroad at Brantford, and travel Paris, Woodstock,
Beachville, Ingersoll, exiting the railroad to staging at London West. Trains travelling east
will do the reverse. Eventually the CNR Thorndale sub may be added. There is also some
non-electrified London & Port Stanley trackage in London.
The completed lower level incorporates London as the main centre. London has a large
classification yard which also serves 20+ industries and has a large passenger facility.
London also is home to the main engine service facility which includes a model of the
original coaling dock. The other main centre on the completed lower level is Brantford
which serves 10+ industries, engine service and passenger facilities.
The upper level incorporates 3 centres, Ingersol with half a dozen industries, Woodstock
with 10+ industries, Paris and Paris Junction with several industries.
In each centre a scene or structure will identify to the viewer where they are if they are
familiar with the area. For example visitors will recognize the West St underpass and the
CNR coaling tower in Brantford, the CNR coaling tower in London.
Operation is primarily steam with transition diesel. The control system is Digitrax DCC
Duplex radio control. Eventually operations will use the JMRI Operations computer
programme to generate traffic. Track is primarily code 83, with some code 100.
12. Gordon W. Earle – Cheapside First time on the Layout Tour
Name of Railroad Port Union Railway
Era and Location 1928-1932 Fictitious Port Burwell Port Union
Scale and Size HO 13`x 20`
75% track 25% scenery
General Information
Port Union Railway, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Port Union Steamship Co.
incorporated under the Canada Steamship Act of 1897.
This switching layout features steam, sequential operation, kitbashed and scratchbuilt cars.
DC control.
This layout is not suitable for visitors under 12 years of age.
13. Jim Lewis - Simcoe
Name of Railroad Cedar Valley Railroad
Era and Location 1900 Lumber and mining country
Scale and Size HO 12’ x 9’ with workshop staging yard
90% lower level track 75% scenery
General Information
The layout is a lumber and mining operation with a port terminal. The track goes twice
around the room with a hidden return loop.
The railroad services the town of Cedar Falls and the port of Cedar Bay as well as the mine
at Cedar Hill. There are some very interesting scenes, including the ore mine, large and
small sawmills, dock with the lumber schooner, and fishing wharf. There are a variety of
buildings and industries most of which are either scratch built or modified kits. The layout
features early small steam, some with sound. The layout is powered via Digitrax system.
14. Douglas Love – Simcoe First time on the Layout Tour
Era and Location 1960’s No specific community – just a railroad fantasy!
Scale and Size HO 21’x14’ plus hallway 20’x4’
General Information
DCC and DC mainly diesel
Entrance to train room by French doors, freight yard in foreground looking across an
industrial town to a large mountain scene at the end of the room.
The hall has two sets of tracks running fore and aft. One hugs the coast line of a make-
believe fiord, while the other is an elevated express route with a loop turnaround - which
makes for a 50’ run of the two sets of tracks out and back to the town centre.
One wall is covered in historical plaques of engines from the early 1800’s to the 1960’s.
Trees made from vegetation are a prominent feature of the entire layout.