Georgia Pacific Paper Mill - 2'x7' N Scale Switching Layout
My inspiration for my current N Scale switching layout started back in 2000 when I first visited my wife in Southern Mississippi. I immediately feel in love with the Leaf River Georgia Pacific Cellulose Paper Mill located in her hometown of New Augusta, MS.
The paper mill is served by the Old Augusta Railway (OAR), which is a small branchline that feeds into the single track Canadian National (Ex- GM&O / ICG) line that runs east west through New Augusta, MS.
Since Uncle Sam moves the family and I every 2-4 years, model railroading as a hobby is difficult. I hate having trains sitting in boxes, so I decided to build a manageable& transportable layout/module. Based on my inspiration from Southern Mississippi, a paper mill seemed like the perfect module due to the complex switching, the variety of inbound and outbound commodities and for some many modeling/design challenges. I began the layout in 2005 and to date it has safely moved from GA, to LA, and now to MD. Fingers crossed it survives another move this summer....I'd hate to have to part with her.
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