Vol. 49: The Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe
The Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad belongs to two of the best-known authors on all things Santa Fe: Stephen and Cynthia Priest. The couple’s railroad runs through Kansas in 1978, a place and time Stephen is very familiar with since he worked in the area as an engineer and later as an executive with the track maintenance department.
The HO Santa Fe layout is freelanced, but based on a prototype Steven knows so well. The purpose of the operating sessions on this railroad is to have fun and socialize with good friends.
Allen joins Stephen to tour the railroad, and asks why he chose to build this particular railroad. Stephen has had the opportunity to work on a number of great railroads in Kansas City, so this is his way of giving back. The Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad occupies 40 by 25 feet on two levels with a minimum radius of 36 inches, and all of the benchwork is removable. The tour begins at the open staging yard at Wellington on the layout’s upper deck.
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2:01In this video, Allen Keller gives an overview of the Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe. The model railroad belongs to two of the best known authors on all things Santa Fe- Stephen and Cynthia Priest. The railroad runs through Kansas in 1978. Stephen is very familiar with this area since he worked there as…
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9:20The Allen Keller tour of the Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad of Stephen and Cynthia Priest begins as Train 991 leaves the yard with its string of piggybacks. On the point is an FP-45 5948, and an SD-45 5408. The big train is bound for Kansas City. Here at Belle Plaine is…
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12:38The Allen Keller narration of operations on the Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad of Stephen and Cynthia Priest begins as SF-7 Number 2556 and F-7B Number 256 ease out of the engine facility at Emporium on the way to Merrick. Today they are heading out to power Local 330. Weigh car number…
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5:34The HO scale Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad of Stephen and Cynthia Priest runs from Kansas City to Wellington, Kansas in July of 1978. Allen Keller asks Stephen the significance of that location and time period. For Stephen, there happens to be a lot of significance. He spent a lot of time…
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8:37One of the questions Stephen Priest most frequently receives when people visit his HO scale Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad is how he supported his railroad and hung the benchwork from his walls. The reason he did this was to be able to have a railroad he could remove from his house…
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13:15In this video, Stephen Priest discusses how he details track on his HO scale Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad with Allen Keller. Having worked in the engineering department for the Santa Fe railroad, Stephen Priest realized that railroads put a different amount of money into each track depending on its use, duty,…
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2:54One of the challenges that Stephen Priest has when he builds model railroads is how to make attractive, affordable model railroad control panel design. In this video, Stephen discusses how he designed the control panel on his HO scale Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad with Allen Keller. Normally the control panel is…
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5:08Manning switch machines to benchwork is a challenge facing all modelers. In this video, Stephen Priest discusses how he installs switch motors on his HO scale Emporia Subdivision of the Santa Fe model railroad with Allen Keller. Stephen has come up with a method that makes it relatively easy and flexible to mount switch machines.…
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