Full size caboose restored and on standard gauge track at the junction

 

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A view of the layout as seen from the Visitors Hall window. The windows are removable and there is a control station in the hall which allows visitors to get hands on experience running trains on the layout. Note the walk around layout which was designed to avoid duck-unders.
This is near the entrance to the layout room where the visitors hall can be seen to the left. In the foreground is the turntable and roundhouse.

A view of the layout from the opposite end of the room from the views seen above.

There are numerous fine details being added to the layout including wildlife and human activity such as construction projects, and farming. There are plenty of things for the visitor to explore.

One of several trestles in the layout. This one leads into a small yard with a grain bin. Another grain bin for Dakota Mills can be seen in the distance to the left (grey building).
A close up view of the Dakota Mills grain elevator.
Another of the finely detailed bridges in the set. One of several tunnels can also be seen along the right side of the photo with a water tower and one of several train stations in view as well. The East & South walls were painted by Harrison Keel, a local artist from Grand Forks, ND, to provide a scenic backdrop for the layout.
One of the small towns that have been recreated for the layout.
A mine shaft on the slopes of the layouts' mountain scene. The peak of this mountain stands nearly four feet above the deck of the layout. You may notice that geological strata is evident in some of the mountain scenes, evidence of attention to detail.
A closeup view of one of the tunnels in the layout. This tunnel leads through the mountain seen in the photo above.
Another trestle, this one is from the Santa Fe rail line. You can also see another water tower to the right and the North Dakota Mill in the background on the left.
A construction site between two of the rail lines shows the variety of scenery and work put into the layout. The grain elevator and trestle can also be seen in one of the views above.
A mining site in the corner of the layout.
A closeup view of the roundhouse and turntable.
Finely detailed construction of a Snow Shed along one of the mountain scenes in the layout. The sign on the shaft entrance says Bridal Falls, Elev 5451 ft. A retired caboose serves as an out building for the shed, to the left is a river bed that is still under construction. The Snow Shed is patterned after a similar snow shed on the old Great Northern line in the Cascade Mountains in Washington State. The 'shed' earned member Tim Holt, "Best of Show" in the NMRA Regional Competition in 2004.