To set the stage for you, it’s important to understand some of the geographical and historical aspects of Elkins, West Virginia. You will make mistakes, but you can’t learn how to do something properly without a little failure. Having friends along to help will offer encouragement, knowledge and the extra hands to get help get things done. Dive right in to a project and see how it rolls. I know it has happened to me on a few occasions. We can easily face analysis paralysis with any project, and so many model railroaders do end up frozen in some aspect of their modeling. I hope my notes and images on this project encourage you to set goals and work towards them in enjoyment of this wonderful hobby.
As with many model railroads, it is ever evolving and changing as the construction hours go by. Information on this website is intended to convey the thinking, planning, methods, steps and processes I went through in building South Elkins. The wood reefer is spotted at the Elkins Provision Company, one of several businesses along Railroad Ave. I am also a member of the Mon Valley Railroad Club of West Virginia and various aspects of Western Maryland mountain railroading have influenced modeling at the club.Ī ten-wheeler creeps down the ramp from the Tygart Valley River bridge as it enters South Elkins. I had been a fan of the Western Maryland Railway for several years and had the opportunity to visit Elkins and rummage about the shop buildings just before CSX pulled the rail from the yard area. I’m Eric Hansmann, the webmaster and builder of this HO scale railroad.Ĭonstruction began on South Elkins in the fall of 2005, but planning and research began a few years before. Welcome to South Elkins, West Virginia, on the Western Maryland Railway. You can follow along on ideas and progress at: Designing, Building and Operating Model Railroads. My next project has begun in the new home. While the layout did not progress to an operating level, I learned a great deal from research, contacts, and construction.
I've moved to the Cleveland, Ohio area and did not have a similar space to rebuild this model railroad. The South Elkins layout has been dismantled.
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