I thought some might enjoy this way back look at what has inspired myself and a large number of folks -

This is from my travels in 1998

Railfanning the foremer Clinchfield . This is "in your face" mountain railroading the way I like it.

enjoy - have a great weekend. Joey

MMR Don Cassler, modeler of the B&O M&K Division lost his battle with Prostate cancer May 2015. Don's layout was captured in Allen Keller's Great Model Railroads #5 and in the June, 1990 issue of Model Railroader. His layout featured hand-laid trackwork, beautiful mountain scenery, a working signaling system and some great operation in his monthly sessions. His passing places him with other icons of the hobby such as, John Allen, Linn Wescott, and Paul Mallery. His railroad lasted for almost 30 years and he hosted many open houses and op sessions for visiting modelers.

This morning I found this in my email.  I know it is short notice.

Den

I've been busy the last month bashing a paper mill from 2 Walthers kits following an article by Bernie Kempenski from back in 2001 about how he did a similar task. We both found the same prototype mill, the Rocktenn mill at West Point, VA. It's huge, a 1/2 mile wide and a mile long. My space is 13 inches wide and 10 feet long, so compression is needed. I hope I can keep all the main RR related features, and convey a sense of industrial menace with lots of tanks and piping (spider web frames & dust collectors).