My Layout in April 2006

I originally posted these pictures on my old website on February 9, 2008.

I took these pictures of my HO-scale model railroad on April 1, 2006. I had figured out how my Canon PowerShot A520 digital camera worked, so all the pictures came out pretty well.

The captions for these pictures were written as if my layout were a real railroad in Oregon called the Logan & San Miguel Railroad (or L&SM for short), and as if these pictures were historical photos posted on the company’s website. There were a couple of pictures I didn’t originally use, and I have written new captions for them. I have posted the pictures in the order I took them, whereas when I wrote the captions the pictures were in fictional chronological order.

Spokane, Portland & Seattle RS3 #67 is in the Logan siding with a freight train waiting to proceed to the Logan yard.

Spokane, Portland & Seattle RS3 #67 is in the Logan siding with a freight train waiting to proceed to the Logan yard.

Union Pacific H10-44 #1303 working in Logan Yard in 1967.

Union Pacific GP20 #474 in the Logan Yard.

Union Pacific RS2 #1393 in the Logan Engine Terminal in 1967. Union Pacific GP7 #100 is on the adjacent track.

Here is another view of Union Pacific RS2 #1393 in the Logan Engine Terminal in 1967.

Logan & San Miguel 4-6-2 Pacific #462 brings the local passenger train into the Logan depot.

This view looks down Main Street in downtown Logan from near the Logan Depot. The Logan Yard, the Robison Hardwood Furniture Factory, and the Logan Grain Co-op Elevator are visible in the background.

The Logan Police Station in Downtown Logan. The Logan Yard and the Robison Hardwood Furniture factory are visible in the background.

Here are some sports cars parked near the depot in Logan. They include a Jaguar E-Type, a Porsche 911, and a Shelby Cobra.

The Logan Police Station in Downtown Logan. The Logan Yard and the Robison Hardwood Furniture factory are visible in the background.

Here is another view of the Logan Police Station in Downtown Logan. The Logan Yard and the Robison Hardwood Furniture factory are visible in the background.

Spokane, Portland & Seattle wide-vision caboose #901 is on the end of RS3 #67's freight train.

Logan's main business district, including Jessica's Salon, the Equitable Trust Bank, Eric's & Eric's Soccer School, Sears, and the Gemini Building with Amy's Book Store & Scott's Electronics Repair.

This view is at the north end of Logan, looking down the road with the McGladrey Publishing Company in the background.

Logan Oil is a Shell Oil distributor located in North Logan. It is the only Logan & San Miguel customer with a siding in North Logan.

Belknap is a site along the line between Logan and San Miguel where maintenance equipment and supplies are stored. Maintenance-of-way crews often work out of Belknap by speeder.

The Logan Police Station in Downtown Logan. The Logan Yard and the Robison Hardwood Furniture factory are visible in the background.

Logan's main business district, including Jessica's Salon, the Equitable Trust Bank, Eric's & Eric's Soccer School, Sears, and Amy's Book Store.

Logan's main business district, including Eric's & Eric's Soccer School, Sears, Amy's Book Store & Scott's Electronics Repair in the Gemini Building, Smith Drugs and the Logan Volunteer Fire Department.

The Hillside Lumber & Millwork Company in Logan doesn't have a siding of its own It receives shipments at the team track at the Logan depot.

This farm is located near San Miguel between the North Portal of Tunnel #2 and the bridge over the San Miguel River.

Here is another view of the farm located near San Miguel between the North Portal of Tunnel #2 and the bridge over the San Miguel River.

The San Miguel Schoolhouse is located next to the main line, across from the San Miguel Depot.

This view shows passengers waiting at the ornate San Miguel depot.

Union Pacific (OWR&N) 2-8-0 #721 was on long-term loan to the Logan & San Miguel Railroad when Union Pacific retired the rest of its steam fleet and was forgotten, allowing it to remain in occasional operation into the late 1960s. It is shown here in the Logan Yard.

An A-B-A set of Union Pacific F3s, led by #1403, are in the siding at Upper Belknap and are about to proceed across the San Miguel River.