Goldston Tool Shed

I am very excited that another A&Y kit is now available-- this one is from IPSWICH Hobbies.

The kit was easy to build.  The main change I made was to alter the roof shingles with the diamond pattern offered by Rail Scale Models.

Here is the built building, it is just sitting in place and not fully sceniced.

According to SR standard, this should be 22' back from the rails, but you have to work with what you got.

X865 Caboose

Brass, A&Y purchased from the N&W.  The number is based upon a guess.

SR E Class Ten Wheeler

Bachmann engine, modified and lettered.  Has Tsunami2 sound.

Belews Creek

Industrial Security

Above is a Downtown Deco model, Bingo's Pool Hall.  It has been rebranded as Industrial Security Detective Agency.  The original ISDA was at 308 Church Court in Greensboro, and was founded in 1966.  This model will land in Pilot Mountain's downtown.

The Question was asked...

Dylan asked in the comment section if I would "know the exact Milepost for the CF line's at-grade crossing with the N&W?"

According to the 1912 Southern Railway station list, the grade crossing with the N&W in Walnut Cove was at CF40.3, the depot at 40.1.

I hope this helps!

Here is the railroad map of Walnut Cove.  It is an edited version that came from Dave Bott (http://southern-railway.railfan.net/ay/). 

Walnut Cove

Here is a quick overview of the A&Y - N&W interchange in Walnut Cove.  In reality, the N&W (seen to the left) had three tracks, and the A&Y  (right side) had two tracks with an interchange track between the two.  For space considerations I swapped the layout and now the A&Y has the mainline, a "house" track, a spare track and the interchange.  The Atlas depot is a stand-in for the N&W depot and the red brick building is a stand-in for the A&Y.

Buildings for Pilot Mountain

I am trying to put together the downtown of my representation of Pilot Mountain-- a small town on the A&Y.  When going through what I have already built (Walther's, etc.), I noticed that there small downtown buildings are all two or more stories tall.  However, most of the small towns along the A&Y are single story brick storefronts, with the occasional two or three story building.

Above is a Downtown Deco model, Bingo's Pool Hall.  As you can see, it is a neat little one story building with the potential for a lot of character.  So far I am pleased with the castings and the color I have gotten on the front facade, which is made in resin.

Adding a third level

Here is a repair shed (minus it's roof) that was built by Master Modeler Railroader, Al Phillips.  The building was part of his old layout that was cut up some years ago.  This model has been I my shelf since Al moved out West some years ago.

Al was one of the founders of our model railroad club (Carolina Model Railroaders) in the early 1970s.  You can read more about our club at www.carolinamodelrr.org/.

Adding thrid level

Here is the 1'x8' section that was built on saw horses.  It has all of the under the track wiring added, including stationary decoders.  If I would have figured out that this was an easier way to build I would have used this off-layout method a lot earlier.