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Texas Western Model Railroad Club: Photos and Videos
Now in its second building location, the club’s layout has become a prototypical representation of railroads operating in and through Fort Worth, Texas, with the central focus being Tower 55. Built on two levels, it will offer long runs, state-of-the-art metal benchwork, LED computer-controlled lighting, and both freight and passenger prototypical
operations.
View recent photos and a video of the Texas Western Layout 2.0 below:
Tower 55—Built by Ken Marcoux
Electrical & Lighting—by Darrell Cowles
Photo Credits: Darrell Cowles
- TOWER 55 IS THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR LAYOUT. The original building was built by the late Ken Marcoux. Darrell Cowles added interior and exterior lighting, along with interior control panels and other details to give the tower a very finished look. Check out the “Venetian Blinds” made from 1/64 chart tape! Jay Waters and Mike Weiss helped set the scene with static grass, dirt, gravel, and other landscaping details. In fact, the parking lot for the tower is made from mortar removed from bricks taken from the actual Tower 55!
- A recent addition to the Tower 55 scene includes a Civil Defense siren protecting the Tower 55 area. Please Note: Darrell Cowles 3D printed and modified this siren to match those he saw in Fort Worth around the 50-60’s!
- Darrell also added a T&P Signal Dept. crew, which is out working on the signal box at Tower 55.
Click on any photo below to see photo titles and start the Slideshow!
Photos of the Texas Western Layout 2.0
Photo Credits: Darrell Cowles
Click on any photo below to see photo titles and start the Slideshow!
Videos of the Texas Western Layout 2.0
Video Credits: Chris Sgaraglino and Tom Peppers
Cowcatcher Division 1 Meetings:
The Texas Western is a 100% NMRA club. It belongs to Cowcatcher Division 1 of the LoneStar Division of the NMRA. Its monthly meetings are recorded and posted on the Cowcatcher’s YouTube channel They are linked below for your convenience.
Texas Western Layout 1.0–Original Layout
After 17 years of building a beautiful layout, and following the untimely passing of our benefactor, Joe Williams, Joe P. Williams Compressor Service discontinued business. Joe’s family was forced to place the property for sale, necessitating the dismantling of the club’s treasured layout.
Take a tour of the club’s original layout that used to be located at 6807 Anglin Drive, Forest Hill Texas 76140. The layout tour cameras 1-12 correspond to the camera icons in the Version 1 Graphic. Enjoy!
(Click on any Camera below to view all Cameras in numerical order. Click on any image in the selected Camera view to access its slideshow) (Click on Camera 9 to see Cameras 10-12.)
