Here we go again, as they say. After several years dormant in the world of model railroading and not having a layout of my own in much longer than that, I have decided to venture back into the hobby. Although several attempts have been made in recent times to start construction on at least a small shelf style layout, none materialized due to limits on my spare time, and lack of space. This situation has improved slightly and now I am afforded the opportunity to explore the hobby once again.
My first choice is, naturally, representing the Wiregrass Central railroad, specifically the city of Enterprise, Alabama in HO scale. The time span will be roughly 1982-present. With careful planning and construction any point in time between those years can be accurately represented. This will allow the flexibility of modeling the Seaboard Coast Line, Seaboard System, and the formative years of CSX prior to the shortline turnover in 1987. In fact, the entire operational history of the Wiregrass Central shortline can be represented allowing a vast range of equipment modeling options.
In addition to representing the railroad, building an easily recognized scene from southeast Alabama by incorporation of careful scenic features is another goal. This includes tall southern pine trees, exposed clay cuts and fills, sun baked red hue roads, rusty railroad equipment, and a fair assortment of old and new industrial buildings within the same complex.
As many of my modeling and construction techniques may be a bit unorthodox, I have decided to document building the model from start to finish. Hopefully this may provide useful reference for other modelers who focus on the deep south regions of the country that rarely get adequate coverage.
Success or failure of this project will dictate the direction I take on future layouts, and be the learning experience for the dream layout I eventually hope to build. Stay tuned for updates.
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