Learning O-Scale Model Railroad in Rockwood, CO
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Recreating Rockwood as an O scale model railroad town
As you’ll notice when Extra 464 West edges onto the siding at the station in Rockwood, there are plenty of aspects of Doug’s O scale model railroad layout that make it authentic and historically accurate. From tree species that begin to change as elevation increases to scratch-built lumber mills and maintenance stations complete with weathering aluminum roofing, Doug spared no detail in his recreation.
As another example, one of the major standouts for Doug’s O scale model railroad station at Rockwood is its working order board, which can be operated via switch and signifies whether a train can move on through or it should pull into the siding to pick up new shipment orders. In this scenario, Extra 464 West has been notified that it needs to make a pitstop, and while 464’s conductor awaits new orders, Extra 363 East rolls through town on its way to Hermosa. Smooth sliding only in this O scale model railroad scene.
Once orders have been given and 464 is back on the main track, she heads out of Rockwood en route to Tacoma by way of the High Line. Standing 400 ft. above Animas River, the path of the High Line was blasted by a crew in the late 1800s to allow traffic into and out of the Silverton. Doug’s O scale model railroad recreation of the High Line took him and his son 6 months to complete, and we think you’ll understand why when you catch a glimpse of the remarkably carved and painted rock face and river components.
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