Updated: February 20, 2016

HO Scale Desert Layout Project  -  17/22 See 200 photos of the finished layout taken in December 2015 and January 2016

Part 1/2016 - Percyville The City of Percyville, Terminal of Werner Enterprises, Percyville Extension, East side of the Tunnels.

incl. City of Percyville (similar to Mojave, CA), Werner Enterprises Terminal

Left corner of the City of Percyville with Main Street going over a bridge to the left. Upper level with High Desert Country Cafe - 1989 We are standing in the passage next to the opening into Office 2.

I started with my layout in late December 2007 and it was finally finshed in late September 2015. Well, I will add some detailing, weathering of the roads, road signs and street railings along main street in Percyville. Thank you for your interest in my Mojave Desert Layout - Werner Meer

2/12/16: Trains are rolling:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqyLRyKma2A&feature=em-upload_owner

1/29/16: Cab Ride 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soaz-cNiU1o&feature=em-upload_owner 1/29/16: Cab Ride 2:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUdxXdO3b1g&feature=em-upload_owner

12/15/15: Test movie 1 of my layout:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBp4X3lnvRc&feature=em-upload_owner Test movie 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDCZzK6MhyQ&feature=em-upload_owner Test Movie 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDSBNYdyK3A&feature=em-upload_owner all movies made by Martin Raemy

Technical Data of my Layout: Size: 4,5 x 6,5 m (14,75 x 21,3 feet), Era: Modern, Location: Southern California in the Mojave Desert (Cajon Pass), Layout Style: unconventional, in house along the walls, 2 swing up bridges, 1 lift out bridge, double track, min. radius 104 cm (41 inch), max. grade 1,5 %, Track: Atlas flextrack code 100, Turnouts: Peco code 100, Power: conventional DC with electrical feeders every 2 m, Mainline: 32 m (105 feet), Height: 93 cm (36,5 inch)

Overview of the layout (each square is 0,5 m or 1,64 feet)

Photos 1989 - 2185, starting 12/25/15 and ending 1/25/16 (just click on the 4-digit number for bigger size photos)
As usual, I am taking a huge amount of photos from a scene to show a lot of sequences from different angles.

The City of Percyville along the Passage
Percyville: Super 8, ARCO, Denny's, KFC, Pizza-Hut, Taco Bell, Cadillac, Foose Design, West Coast Customs, McDonald's - 1990
Percyville as seen from the right side - 1991
Percyville as seen from the right side incl. Werner Enterprises and McDonald's - 2010
We start our tour at the left side, where the tracks are coming from Office 2. We are in the Passage and follow main street of Percyville, pass Werner Enterprises Terminal, Percyville Extension and Tunnels East Portals. These photos were taken in December 2015 and January 2016 after a video shooting (by Martin Raemy).
left corner (Eastend) of the layout (from Passage to Office 2) - 1992	The High Desert Country Cafe is on the upper level - 1993
2 road bridges on 2 different levels - 1994	looking from the passage into Office 2 - 1995
lower level main tracks with UP diesel loco - 1996	a different view from ground level - 1997
main tracks level 1, main street level 2, upper street level 3 - 1998	track radius is 140 cm (55") - 1999
3 UP SD70M diesels are pulling the auto rack train - 2000	looking down main street of Percyville - 2001
for every business are handicapt parkings - 2002	Super 8 Motel is a backdrop building - 2003
Super 8 Motel of Percyville is in the corner . . - 2004	. . followed by ARCO Gas Station and Denny's - 2005
afterwards is KFC, Pizza-Hut and Taco Bell - 2006	the Werner Ent. spur is in front of the Cadillac dealer - 2007
the width of Percyville is just 60 cm (23,5") - 2011	the length of Percyville is 6 m (19,6 feet) - 2012
Percyville is ready for Lodging, Gas . .  - 2013	. . . Food, Cars and Transportation - 2014
last of the fast food services is McDonald's - 2008	in the corner is the Percyville Terminal of Werner Enterprises - 2009
Now, we are showing the different buildings of Percyville in detail.
Super 8 Motel made by Summit USA -  2015	Welcome to Super 8 Motel of Percyville - 2016
Tour Buses of Country Musicians - 2017	am/pm is open 24 hours and combined with ARCO - 2018
ARCO am/pm made by Summit USA - 2019	this ARCO am/pm gas station is loacted in Mojave, CA - 2020
ARCO, Denny's and KFC have been on Pelle Soeeborg's . . - 2021	. . Daneville Layout and are exact replicas of the originals - 2022
this Denny's was custom made to match the real . . - 2023	. . Denny's located in Mojave, CA - 2024
I am very thankful of having this Denny's from Pelle . . - 2025	. . because I always went here to have breakfast . . - 2026
. . or dinner while staying in Mojave, CA - 2027	afterwards, I drove away with my Cadillac Escalade - 2028
yes, the original of this KFC is also in Mojave, CA - 2029	another master piece made by Pelle - 2030
No question, I am very proud to own 4 buildings made by Pelle Soeeborg. He is a fantastic model builder who created exact replicas of the real structures standing along Hwy 58 business loop in Mojave. CA. Even on my layout, ARCO, Denny's and KFC are placed the very same way. It is amazing to have something that is existing in the real world. (Thank you so much, Pelle)
Pizza-Hut made by Modellbahn-Atelier-Berlin - 2031	I am aware, there is no Pizza-Hut located in Mojave, CA - 2032
all parking lots are big enough for full size US-Cars - 2033	business men are talking together - 2034
after Pizza-Hut comes Taco Bell - 2035	Taco Bell made by Summit USA - 2036
Taco Bell has a drive thru as well - 2037	there are 2 handicapped parkings next to the entrance - 2038
Cadillac of Percyville was a must for me as a Cadillac lover - 2039	the basic building is a kit from Faller (Car Center) . . - 2040
. . but I used only part of it and modified the roof - 2041	glad to find a Cadillac dealer out in the Mojave Desert - 2042
there comes a new load of Cadillac Escalades - 2069	Cadillac of Percyville has a gentleman agreement . . - 2070
. . with Werner Enterprises for unloading the new cars - 2071	Werner Enterprises will be using their own Diesel loco . . - 2072
. . picking up the Auto Carrier from the mainline . . - 2073	. . and unload the Escalades on their Terminal - 2074
afterwards, the cars will use main street . . - 2075	. . from the Werner Terminal to the Cadillac Dealer - 2076
next to Cadillac of Percyville are Foose Design and WCC - 2043	"standard of the world" with Cadillac and car customizers - 2044
Foose Design and WCC are the best in the scene - 2045	the Werner spur is just in front of Foose/WCC - 2046
Only on my layout in the City of Percyville, two famous car designers found their home under one roof. We sure respect their copyrights: Foose Design Logo copyright by Chip Foose (first class car designer) Huntington Beach, CA - Website: http://www.chipfoose.com West Coast Customs Logo copyright by WCC (Ryan Friedlinghaus), Burbank, CA - Website: http://www.westcoastcustoms.com
this building is a kit made by Promotex and I cut it in half - 2047	Werner on the rails and on the road - 2048
2049	Werner Diesel was custom painted by Ferdinand Rat - 2050
2051	2052
2053	2054
2055	2056
2058	2060
2057	2059
2061	2062
2065	Werner reefer trailer decals were used for the WE Diesel - 2066
some Joshua Trees between main street and WE spur - 2067	the rails are going thru the warehouse - 2068
McDonald's of Percyville is along main street - 2063	rail access to the Werner Terminal - 2064

A second photo shooting of Percyville was done in January after a video shooting
bird's eye view with road bridges - 2174	bird's eye view with upper and lower main lines - 2175
here, the City of Percyville begins - 2176	upper level is plus 16 cm (6,3") - 2177
Werner Enterprises on the tracks and on the road - 2178	Auto CarrierTruck has a load of new Dodge Chargers - 2179
upper level is inside office 2 and lower level in the passage - 2180	2181
2182	2183
2184	2185

At the right side (Eastend) of Percyville is the Terminal of Werner Enterprises
Percyville Terminal of Werner Enterprises in the foreground and both main lines toward the tunnels (East Portals) at left rear - 1992
East end of Percyville with WE Terminal - 2077	Joe's house is still used for a small business - 2078
2079	Joe is having a private RR Xing - 2080
2081	2082
Office of the Percyville Terminal - 2083
2084	2085
street level view is always nice - 2086	a load of new Cadillac Escalades - 2087
2088	2089
these huge pipes will be loaded on flat bed trucks - 2090	2091
2092	2093
2094	2095
Signal Bridge made by BLMA - 2096	2097
2098	2099
2100	2101
here comes the next train . . - 2102	. . it is a manifest (mixed freight) with reefers, tank cars . . - 2103
. . TOFC (Werner Trailers on Flat) and a pipe load - 2104	2105
2106	2107
2108	WE Truck is just entering the Percyville Terminal - 2109
2110	2111
2112	for the final destination, these pipes are loaded on trucks - 2113
Werner Trailers on Flat Cars (TOFC) - 2114	the Percyville Extension can be seen from the WE Terminal - 2115

The Percyville Extension
in the foreground is the curved bridge (fold down) and a lift out bridge between Werner Terminal and Percyville Extension - 2116
the combined street/railroad bridge makes the connection to the Extension of Percyville - 2117
on the Extension are 3 buildings - 2118	Domino's Pizza and Denny's made by Summit USA - 2119
size: lenght 80 cm (31,5"), width 44 cm (17,3") - 2120	Cadillac Escalade stretch limo -  2121
2122	used car dealer was custom made by Pelle Soeeborg - 2123
2124	Railroad Crossing Signals made by Walthers - 2125
street level view is always realistic - 2126	2127
Domino's Pizza made by Summit USA - 2128	2129
2130	exclusive car: Bugatti Veyron - 2131
Denny's restaurant made by Summit USA - 2132	2133
The Percyville Extension as seen from the other side
UP manifest is passing the Extension - 2134	Best Deal Auto custom made by Pelle Soeeborg - 2135
overview towards the tunnels - 2136	2137
well, I went many times to Denny's while in the USA - 2138	above is an Auto Carrier train rolling over the curved bridge - 2139
BNSF grain cars (covered hoppers) - 2140	Best Deal Auto is in real life a Ford dealer at Mojave, CA - 2141
a train is blocking the street crossing - 2142	final view of the Percyville Extension - 2143

The East side of the Tunnels are located in Office 1
we are inside office 1 on the East side of the tunnels (left tunnel 1, right tunnel 2) - 2144
the rock formations at left are having some similarities to the famous Sullivan's Curve - 2145
Joshua Trees and blooming Yucca's - 2146	these tunnels are leading into Office 2 - 2147
2148	more Joshua Trees - 2149
the tunnels are short as they are just covering the width . . - 2150	. . of the wall between office 1 and office 2 - 2151
2152	2153
2154	2155
looking North from WE Terminal - 2156	cabinets and shelves are used as a base for the layout - 2157
looking South toward WE Terminal - 2158	fold down bridge between tunnels and Route 66 - 2159
width of this section is just 40 cm (15,75") - 2160	crossing Route 66 - 2161
section between bridge and Percyville Extension - 2162	2163
RR Crossing w/o train - 2164	same RR Crossing with a train - 2165
2166	2167
2168	combined street/train bridge (vertical lift out) - 2169
at left is the Percyville Extension - 2170	left main lines are going down hill, right side uphill - 2171
a cabinet is used for the base of the tracks - 2172	curved bridge going into office 2 - 2173

 Please note: On this page (above) are photos of my layout along the passage and inside office 1.
On page 18 are photos inside office 2 = Cajon Pass Area incl. Hill 582, WSI, Mormon Rocks, Flyover, West side of tunnels.

Page 22 - New 11/17/16:  Part 6 - The latest model from Scale Trains in action - click here  Page 22

Page 21 - New 10/30/16:  Part 5 - Trains are rolling - Union Pacific and Santa Fe trains in action - click here  Page 21

Page 20 - New 5/29/16:  Part 4 - Werner Enterprises got 53' Containers for Werner Global Logistics - click here  Page 20

Page 19 - New 3/30/16:  Part 3 - The Layout is getting alive with lots of Details - click here  Page 19

Page 18 - New 2/26/16:  Part 2 - West Tunnels, WSI, Hill 582, Mormon Rocks, Flyover - click here  Page 18

 I started with my layout in late December 2007 and it is finally finshed in late September 2015.
Well, I will add some detailing, weathering of the roads, road signs and street railings along main street in Percyville.
Thank you for your interest in my Mojave Desert Layout - Werner Meer

Page 16 - New 12/27/15:  Take a Tour on the Percyville Terminal of Werner Enterprises - click here  Page 16

Page 15 - New 11/19/15:  Take a Tour on the finished layout - click here  Page 15

Page 14 - New 9/29/15:  Landscaping Cajon Pass - Hill 582 - finished - click here  Page 14

Page 13 - New 7/27/15: Landscaping Cajon Pass - finished but w/o Hill 582 - click here  Page 13

Page 12 - New 5/10/15: The City of Percyville (3) - Extension is finished - click here  Page 12

Page 11 - New 3/26/14: The City of Percyville (2) - (with main street) is finished - click here  Page 11

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