San Diego Division Layout Tour ¨C This Saturday, July 9
Information from the San Diego Division/PSR/NMRA.
Bob Chaparro
Moderator
Model Railroads of Southern California
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* Layout Tour: This Saturday! John Vavra's Santa Fe Lines model railroad, modeling the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (HO and HOn3 scale).
* Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022
* Time: Noon - 3 p.m.
* Location: John Vavra, 1925 Paradise Street, Escondido, California 92026. (Located in North County of San Diego.)
* Drinks/Snacks: John will be providing drinks and snacks.
* Seating: A dozen chairs will be provided for people to sit, relax and socialize during the layout tour. You may bring your own chair, if you'd like.
* Masks: If vaccinated, masks are optional.
* Carpooling: Take the sting out of high gas prices and carpool with a friend.
ABOUT THE LAYOUT:
John Vavra has an accessible HO/HOn3 layout, the era of his railroad is set in 1994 and the railroad is named the Santa Fe Lines. John's layout is a freelance model railroad using artistic license and was featured on the front cover of Model Railroader Magazine's December 2021 issue.
The location of the railroad is loosely based on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad with locations on his railroad in Arizona and Colorado, USA. The cities modeled on the layout are Flagstaff, Arizona, and then going northeast to the cities of Durango and then Silverton, located in Colorado.
John has made many scenes around the layout. Be sure to look closely for these scenes. Many of the business buildings are named after relatives, friends and coworkers of John. Don't forget to ask John about the origin of the names of the business buildings on the layout.
John started his layout in 1997. The layout is still under construction and is 75% complete. He uses DCC & Sound with MRC Prodigy Elite Wireless to control his locomotives.
* For more details about John's Layout Tour, please see our Division website here:
Bob Chaparro