The Western Reserve Model Railroad Museum

7230 Justin Way

                       Mentor, Ohio 44060                        

440-251-0350

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We have operating layouts in the following Scales

 "N" The N scale layout is 3 main line layout, 20 foot by 55 foot above our HO layout.

450 ft of track with 46 switches,  DCC operation on 4 transformers and can run up to 4 trains

 

 

 

for more pics of the N scale layout, click Here

To see our new SP GS4 video, Click HERE

 

 "HO" The HO layout is 3 main line, 24 foot x 65 foot layout, 950 ft of track with 130 switches and  DCC operation in 9 circuits and can run up to 10 trains per circuit

   

  

For a walk around video of the HO layout, click HERE

For more pics of the HO scale layout, click Here

 "S" The S scale layout is an 'L' shape layout, 60 foot x 50 foot at over 1,700 square feet.  It will be three levels with tin plate on the lower level, Scale on the middle level and High Rail on the upper level. It presently has three main lines running on the tin plate level plus a hand car.

      

 

 "O" The O gauge layout is a High Rail layout with 3 main lines, DCS controlled. This layout is an 'L' shape, with a middle leg extending from the corner of the L. It has over 1,200 feet of GarGraves track on it.

 

 

Here is a walk around video, click Here

for more pics of the O Gauge layout, click Here

 "O gauge Tin Plate" This is designed as if it was built in 1955. It is a 8 foot x 12 foot 'L' shape layout. Perfect for a small room or corner of the basement. With 75 ft of track,  7 switches and  AC operation on 1 transformer, it can run 1 train at a time. With DCS or TMCC it can run two trains at a time.

 

 

for more pics of the Tin Plate Layout, click Here

Standard Gauge

Before "O" Gauge there was Standard gauge. Both early Lionel and American Flyer was Standard gauge.

  Presently we have 50 ft of track with  AC operation on 1 ZW transformer and can run 1 train.

Click on the pics to enlarge them

We would like to thank Tim Graham for his donation of the Standard Gauge trains. The 400 E was just visiting our layout.

 

                                                                      

 

 "On3" This is a switch back logging layout.

  It has 36 ft of track with 7 switches, built in the 60’s for Willoughby Train.

 

 

for more pics of the Switch Back Layout, click Here

 "G"

  Our 'G' gauge layout is 24' x 40' with 2 main lines on it. This layout is on loan to the museum from R & D Railroad. We will soon be building our own layout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 "Brio"

 

 

 

 

 

To see other pictures of the Museum, click HERE

 

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