![]() ![]() ![]() I picked up a book on the Pocahontas Roads, which was a history of the railroads in that area and found that Pocahontas County and the New River area were heavily populated by tracks and trains from multiple railroad empires, including C&O, B&O, N&W, Clinchfield and Western Maryland. There are many creeks, mountains, valleys, rock formations, etc, all of which I liked and decided I wanted to model. The scenery is spectacular, especially in the Fall, literally exploding with color. I always enjoyed my trips to Pocahontas County in West Virginia and the Cass Railroad, an old lumber-hauling railway in that area which has now been converted to a tourist attraction. So I guess that was a start.Īs time went on, and as I learned more about the hobby and about railroad history, coupled with the fact that I live on the east coast and have visited the western part of Virginia, West Virginia, and the Blue Ridge Mountains many times, I began to form the theme for my current railroad. ![]() My first layout didn’t really have a plan or a purpose, except that I knew I liked mountainous terrain, lots of trees and rocks, tunnels and bridges, over- and under-passes, with multiple trains weaving in and out of scenic areas. The latter of those scenarios is the way it was with me. ![]() Choosing a model railroad concept or theme may be very easy if you’ve been in love with a certain stretch of railroad that you grew up with in your home town or it may be difficult if you just have a general idea that you want to build a railroad but don’t have any idea about the specifics. ![]()
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