September 21 and 22, 1996

Our third layout was assembled in the Olympic room on Microsoft's Redmond corporate campus.

Our largest layout yet assembled, this one measured around 20' on each side. For the first time, we were able to use Han's staging yard and, with the exception of a few minor electrical glitches, it worked beautifully. There's something magical about seeing sixteen tracks running parallel to one another, all filled with rolling stock.

This time we invited our co-workers and their families to drop by and visit and we had a fairly large crowd of people drop by. For much of the two days, there were enough visitors to surround the layout. Thanks for stopping by.

Here is a diagram of the layout.

Photos taken during the event:

above Paul's 4 footer.jpg (32k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
back side of Turkey Mountain.jpg (48k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
crossing Paul's culvert.jpg (36k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Crystal Falls.jpg (73k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
Dave Kreitler's cement plant.jpg (34k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
Dave's cement plant.jpg (27k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Dave's grass.jpg (51k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
detail of yard.jpg (38k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
ground level view of Steve's trestle.jpg (30k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Hans shows Paul's magic box.jpg (31k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
Hans' 2 footer.jpg (14k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
Hans' corner.jpg (45k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Hans' Yard (almost finished).jpg (63k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
left side of the yard.jpg (42k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Mickey's 6 footer.jpg (39k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Mickey's mountain division.jpg (55k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
mountain division on Paul's 4 footer.jpg (66k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
over Hans' two footer.jpg (37k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
overhead view of Dave's cement plant.jpg (36k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
overhead view of Steve's trestle.jpg (45k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
passing the slide.jpg (59k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Paul and Hans work the yard.jpg (24k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
Paul's culvert from the ground.jpg (34k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Paul's sheep.jpg (15k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
river at Crystal Falls.jpg (55k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
rounding the pass.jpg (63k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Small freight crosses the trestle.jpg (46k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
Steve's modules.jpg (44k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
tanking up.jpg (62k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Through a child's eyes.jpg (31k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
train in the yard.jpg (68k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
trestle at Crystal Falls.jpg (53k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Tunnel at Turkey Mountain.jpg (52k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
upper tunnel at Turkey Mountain.jpg (33k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
Watching the train enter Turkey Mountain.jpg (32k) Photo taken by Kent Sullivan of the September 1996 layout.
yard from above left.jpg (41k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
yard from left.jpg (54k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.
yard from right.jpg (45k) Photo taken at the September 1996 layout.