The only surviving image of the Newport and Rock Falls Railroad

While it is easy to call this a mighty crude layout, it was after all the labor of love of a high school freshman desperate to become a "real" model railroader. Overall size was four by five feet (two by four main section plus one by three yard).

coal mine houses under construction Rock Falls station enginehouse freight house

Image specs: This Polaroid color print is reproduced here just slightly larger than actual size. Illumination was provided by the camera's built-in flash. The track plan was rendered in CorelDraw.

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