Carrbassett River & Northern

Lee Rainey is working on a portable layout using the concept of Free-mos (see Sn2 Free-mo pages).  Lee's modules will give him the flexibility to be part of Sn2 Free-mo setups as well set his modules up in an oval for his own use. The free-lanced layout is influenced all of the Maine two-foot gauge railroads.  The modules include the towns of Kingfield (inspired by real Kingfield on the SR&RL), Damariscotta Mills (inspired by Vassalboro the WW&F), Head Tide (inspired by Head Tide on the WW&F) and Wiscasset (which will be a cross between Wiscasset on the WW&F and Randolph on the KC), plus some countryside in between on the curved sections. The setting is in the Nineteen-aughts.

All told, this adds up to the Carrbassett River & Northern, a layout Lee began building in about 1960, as explained in my first published construction article -- which may also be the first published Sn2 article. It appeared in the S Gauge Herald.

Browse the pages list below to get a sampling of the modeling Lee's has completed for his Carrbassett River and Northern Railroad.

• Sn2 Modules

  • Damariscotta Mills - inspired by Vassalboro on the WW&F

  • Damariscotta Station - A cross of Weeks Mills and Bigelow

  • Curved Modules - Four of the Eight 45 degree scenic modules are under construction.

• Construction Techniques

  • Push-pull Turnout Control - A few images of Lee's Push-pull turnout control, which can be operated from both sides to meet the Sn2 Free-mo standards.

  • Curved Module Construction - See the progress on Lee's curved modules to see how they progress.

If you can't get enough of Sn2, join the Sn2_Trains group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sn2_Trains/, Lee and others share their ideas about Sn2 modeling on this email group. For more on Sn2 Free-mo click here.