Layout Visit to the A&J Railroad in Gray

Today we visited the A & J Railroad at the home of Jim and Ann Jenkins in Gray. Jim has been building it since they moved here from Bath about three years ago.

Logo in the front yard

There is a village at the front of the layout. It is served by a trolley line.  The coal car storage yard is behind the village, and the coal mine is at the left.

Layout View from the Front

Here is a picture showing the coal mine tower and loading facility.

Behind them is the wood-covered "tunnel" where Jim stores his rolling stock. Standing behind it are Terry Norton, David Blue, and Sue Norton. A young man named Ben is standing on the right at the transformer control panel. He is David's grandson. Ben got a chance to run the engines, learn how to reverse them, and try out a back and forth line with a Rail Diesel Car (RDC).

Coal Mine Loading Facility and Tower

Coal Storage yard

Jim had some buildings available, so folks went to check them out. These went home with Grace Miller.

Terry & Sue Norton, Grace Miller, Jim Jenkins

We had some rain during the visit.  The garage was a good place to hang out and stay dry. And that is one of Jim's airplanes above Paul's head.

Rachael & Paul Corbett, Grace Miller

Rail Diesel Car and Steam Locomotive with Mixed Train

Freight coming out of the tunnel

Jim Jenkins, Doug Johnson, Terry Norton, & Ben Braithwaite

Here are some videos of trains running on Jim's layout.

Steam Around the Lumber Yard

Climbing Through the Village

Coal Train

RDC and Coal Train

Thanks to Jim Jenkins for hosting this layout visit. And thanks to the members who attended: Paul & Rachel Corbett, Doug Johnson, Terry & Sue Norton, David Blue, Grace Miller, Ben Braithwaite, and Sam Carr