LK&R Layout in May 2005

I originally posted these pictures of the LK&R layout on my old website on February 9, 2008.

My dad took these pictures of the Longview, Kelso & Rainier Model Railroad Club’s HO-scale layout in May 2005 after the club moved to the Riverside Community Church (the former Rainier Elementary School) in Rainier, Oregon. I believe these were the first photographs taken of the layout in this location. These pictures feature my dad’s Burlington Northern locomotives and cabooses and his Missouri Public Service (MPSX) unit coal train.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern U30C #5328 leads a freight train on the main line past the yard where SD40-2s #6773 and #6734, and SW7 #127 are among the many locomotives at rest.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern U30C #5328 leads a freight train on the main line past the yard where SD40-2s #6773 and #6734, and SW7 #127 are among the many locomotives at rest.

Photo by Cliff West

Here is a closeup of Burlington Northern SD40-2 #6773 on the point of a freight train in the yard.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern U30C #5328 leads a freight train on the main line past the yard where SD40-2s #6773 and #6734, and SW7 #127 are among the many locomotives at rest.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern SD40-2s #6773 and #6734 are preparing to depart the yard with a freight train.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern U30C #5328 passing SD40-2s #6773 and #6734.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern cabooses #11281, #11007 and #10569 rest on the caboose track.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern U30C #5328 with the Missouri Public Service (MPSX) coal train, passing SD40-2s #6773 and #6734 with a freight train at the industrial area. In the background, the engine terminal is filled with more Burlington Northern motive power.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern SD40-2s #6773 and #6734 and a U-Boat emerge from a tunnel with a freight train while a Burlington Northern wide-vision caboose disappears into the tunnel at the end of the Missouri Public Service (MPSX) coal train.

Photo by Cliff West

Burlington Northern GP38-2s #2086 and #2079 cross a wooden trestle as the descend the branch line with a freight train.

Photo by Cliff West

This view of the layout's main control panel shows how the layout is constructed, with one 2-inch layer of foam on top of the framing, and additional layers used to build up the scenery. This particular mountain is left largely hollow for access to the back of the yard control panel.

Photo by Cliff West

The Missouri Public Service (MPSX) coal train is about to pass another train powered by Burlington Northern F-units.