MARRS: N-Scale Sampler

North Sheldon/Area 53 Owner: Rob Loop module, approx. 4.5'L x 3'D. Masonite-on-frame construction; styrofoam terrain with center skyboard separating different scenes. When the Kankakee, Beaverville, and Southern needed a new engine facility, high land prices drove them to a solution rarely used in the diesel era: a roundhouse. Meanwhile, in Virginia, a once-mundane government office building has suddenly been transformed into a heavily-secured complex...

North Sheldon/Area 53

Owner: Rob
Loop module, approx. 4.5'L x 3'D. Masonite-on-frame construction; styrofoam terrain with center skyboard separating different scenes.

When the Kankakee, Beaverville, and Southern needed a new engine facility, high land prices drove them to a solution rarely used in the diesel era: a roundhouse. Meanwhile, in Virginia, a once-mundane government office building has suddenly been transformed into a heavily-secured complex...

Pennsy-Erie Interchange Owner: Steve Straight module; 4'L x 2'D. Plywood-on-frame construction; plaster terrain. At this busy interchange in western Pennsylvania, the PRR and Erie exchange several dozen cars each day.

Pennsy-Erie Interchange

Owner: Steve
Straight module; 4'L x 2'D. Plywood-on-frame construction; plaster terrain.

At this busy interchange in western Pennsylvania, the PRR and Erie exchange several dozen cars each day.

Appalachian Scene Owner: Goldy Multiple modules; 10'L x 2'D including 2x2 corner. Plywood-on-frame construction; plaster terrain. These modules depict a typical Eastern mountain road, with the road following the railroad tracks through the valley and buildings climbing the hillside.

Appalachian Scene

Owner: Goldy
Multiple modules; 10'L x 2'D including 2x2 corner. Plywood-on-frame construction; plaster terrain.

These modules depict a typical Eastern mountain road, with the road following the railroad tracks through the valley and buildings climbing the hillside.

East Nihon, Maryland Owner: Goldy Straight module, 4'L x 2'D. Plywood-on-frame construction; plaster and styrofoam terrain. When a nearly-abandoned Maryland town became home to a Japanese manufacturer's new factory, the town quickly became an interesting amalgam of urban-Japanese and rural-Maryland design sensibilities.

East Nihon, Maryland

Owner: Goldy
Straight module, 4'L x 2'D. Plywood-on-frame construction; plaster and styrofoam terrain.

When a nearly-abandoned Maryland town became home to a Japanese manufacturer's new factory, the town quickly became an interesting amalgam of urban-Japanese and rural-Maryland design sensibilities.

German Village Owner: Bill Loop module. Plywood-on-frame construction; styrofoam terrain. This area represents a German village scene, surrounded by countryside. Scenery is still under construction.

German Village

Owner: Bill
Loop module. Plywood-on-frame construction; styrofoam terrain.

This area represents a German village scene, surrounded by countryside. Scenery is still under construction.

Langham Junction Owner: Rob Corner module with additional interface; approx 2.5' square. Plywood-on-frame construction; styrofoam terrain. Even Midwestern railroads occasionally have to contend with inconveniently-placed terrain. Though the 50-foot-high glacial moraine known as Mount Langham would scarcely be a bump by mountain-railroad standards, back in the 19th century it was still easier for the New York Central to go around rather than through.

Langham Junction

Owner: Rob
Corner module with additional interface; approx 2.5' square. Plywood-on-frame construction; styrofoam terrain.

Even Midwestern railroads occasionally have to contend with inconveniently-placed terrain. Though the 50-foot-high glacial moraine known as Mount Langham would scarcely be a bump by mountain-railroad standards, back in the 19th century it was still easier for the New York Central to go around rather than through.

Baden Oof Owner: Bill Multiple modules; approx. 20'L x 2'D. Plywood-on-frame construction; styrofoam terrain. This massive yard facility is a major train-dispatching center. A passenger station used to occupy a portion of this area, but it was demolished to make room for additional yard tracks.

Baden Oof

Owner: Bill
Multiple modules; approx. 20'L x 2'D. Plywood-on-frame construction; styrofoam terrain.

This massive yard facility is a major train-dispatching center. A passenger station used to occupy a portion of this area, but it was demolished to make room for additional yard tracks.

Abandoned Styrofoam Quarry Owner: Charlie Loop module, approx. 6'L x 4' D. Styrofoam construction, with Masonite fascia and wood frame. The legs are a separate unit; the module rests on top of the leg unit, without attaching. Not long ago, "McDonnell's Loop" was simply another abandoned industrial site blighting the landscape. Today, through the efforts of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers, it has become a scenic attraction and a model for reclamation efforts everywhere.

Abandoned Styrofoam Quarry

Owner: Charlie
Loop module, approx. 6'L x 4' D. Styrofoam construction, with Masonite fascia and wood frame. The legs are a separate unit; the module rests on top of the leg unit, without attaching.

Not long ago, "McDonnell's Loop" was simply another abandoned industrial site blighting the landscape. Today, through the efforts of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers, it has become a scenic attraction and a model for reclamation efforts everywhere.

N-Scale Module Sampler Meade Area Railroad Society (MARRS)