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The Western Kansas Rails layout is broken scratchbuilt. Both the red line and the blue
down into 16 sections that all fit snuggly line run DC, but the inner green line is DCC
against one another, creating a seamless world for operational purposes.
in N Scale. For now, I’ll just be focusing on While there are the three mainlines, none
the #1 and the #14 sections. None of these of them crossover each other. The red and
sections follows a conformed “standard” and blue lines are intended for spectators at train
is considered “sectional,” not “modular” as shows, with the red line being for passenger
the pieces are connected the same way each trains and the blue line for freight trains. The
time they are put together. Each one of the green line is exclusively used for operations.
straight sections is 30” deep by 6’ long. Con-
struction on the railroad-all 16 sections-began
in January 2014 and while much of it is com-
pleted, including the sections we are going to
visit today, the railroad itself is a work in
progress.
There are three mainline tracks that circuit
the railroad. The outer line is the “red” line,
the middle line is the “blue” line, and the in-
ner line is the “green” line. Each line is
weathered a bit differently, although all the
track is the same code 55 Micro-Engineering
flextrack. The inner green line is the only line
with any track switches, all of which are
View 2 Photo by: Robert Simmons

View 3 Photo by: Robert Simmons

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