Layout Visit to Doug Johnson in Gorham

On Saturday August 26th MGRS members attended a Layout Visit at Doug Johnson's home in Gorham. It was a great day to watch trains run in the garden.

Doug's Back Yard

Ben Braithwaite, John Middleton, Jen Jenkins and David Blue

Doug has two layouts in his back yard. The smaller one  has a  work train, two Eggliner loops, and lots of plants.

Small Layout Video

There is also a hunting scene on this layout.

The hunter and the Bear beside the cabin.

Mowing a Small Lawn

The larger layout has running trains and is still under construction. It has a long outer loop, a figure 8, and a water feature with a mountain, stream and pool.

Mountain, Stream and Water Feature

Scott and Doug picking a site for the G Scale Beer Garden

Freight train running behind the lumber mill and village

Railtruck running the Figure 8 Video

Freight Over the Water Feature Video

Doug's next step is to add a cog railway starting at the left front of the layout and going up the side to the top of the mountain. This requires cog strips to be mounted in the middle of the track and use of an LGB Rack Rail engine with a drive gear to climb the cogs

Cog Railway will run up the left side to the top of mountain

Large spider found on Doug's layout

Thanks to Doug and his family for hosting this layout visit. His son Daniel, Daniel's wife Ann, and Doug's granddaughter Rebecca were there and have their own garden railway at home. Thanks to Paul Corbett, David Blue, Jim Jenkins, John Middleton, Ben Braithwaite and Sam Carr for visiting.