Welcome to the Great Northern Railway Superior Terminal. This HO scale prototypically based layout features five specific prototype scenes in Superior Wisconsin circa 1955. The layout focus – both modeled scenes and operations - is on handling – switching - freight traffic. Track arrangements follow the prototype as of the mid-fifties with limited modification and room compensation.

Layout operations represented are exclusively yard classification switching within yard sub sections and supporting various facilities (ice houses, freight house, team tracks, car cleaning, interchange, weigh track) and terminal transfer activity. There are no mainline trains in the operational scheme and the focus is on representing real-time prototype work actions and pace. Car routing is prototypically based “route cards” for all car classification and forwarding.

Layout construction started late 2021. The layout is fully operational. There is no scenery in-place currently.

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