Tall Pine Lumber Company
This model railroad is built in 1/48 scale / O scale, and set in the 1930’s and 1940’s. It features both Standard and Narrow Gauge lines, The layout is a double deck freelanced west coast logging railroad, set in California. The upper level is On3 narrow gauge and loosely following the West Side Lumber Company. Here you will find Shays at work, some rod-engines too, and familiar scenes like sawmill and town of Tuolumne and River Bridge, a 6ft long scratch built span. The lower level is O standard gauge following the Sierra Railroad operating from Tuolumne thru Jamestown, down to Oakdale. The train room was 30ft x 40ft in size, but expanded in 2025 to closer to 30ft by 55ft. This is located in a separate building (which looks like a railroad station). The benchwork is complete with the lower level and the peninsula being stud wall benchwork and the upper level cantilevered out from the studs. Scenery is progressing nicely, with over 2200 lbs. of plaster used so far completing most of the upper level narrow gauge scenery. Many award winning, scratch built models are on this layout.
Here are two groups of photos, sorting a walking tour of the railroad, taken on October 2026. - - this batch is a layout overview, stand-back wide views of the layout in general - - this batch features closer photos, scenes and structures - - this is the Upper Level track plan, before the 2025 expansion - - this is the Lower Level track plan, before the 2025 expansion --- a YouTube promo video created for the 2015 Nat’l Narrow Gauge Convention
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Tall Pine Lumber Company
This model railroad is built in 1/48 scale / O scale, and set in the 1930’s and 1940’s. It features both Standard and Narrow Gauge lines, The layout is a double deck freelanced west coast logging railroad, set in California. The upper level is On3 narrow gauge and loosely following the West Side Lumber Company. Here you will find Shays at work, some rod-engines too, and familiar scenes like sawmill and town of Tuolumne and River Bridge, a 6ft long scratch built span. The lower level is O standard gauge following the Sierra Railroad operating from Tuolumne thru Jamestown, down to Oakdale. The train room was 30ft x 40ft in size, but expanded in 2025 to closer to 30ft by 55ft. This is located in a separate building (which looks like a railroad station). The benchwork is complete with the lower level and the peninsula being stud wall benchwork and the upper level cantilevered out from the studs. Scenery is progressing nicely, with over 2200 lbs. of plaster used so far completing most of the upper level narrow gauge scenery. Many award winning, scratch built models are on this layout.
Here are two groups of photos, sorting a walking tour of the railroad, taken on October 2026. - - this batch is a layout overview, stand-back wide views of the layout in general - - this batch features closer photos, scenes and structures - - this is the Upper Level track plan, before the 2025 expansion - - this is the Lower Level track plan, before the 2025 expansion --- a YouTube promo video created for the 2015 Nat’l Narrow Gauge Convention
Note: the track plans and YouTube video will open in a new window for easier viewing today. Please close that window or tab after viewing to return to this page.