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TRAINMASTER
BY WERNER MEER US-RAILROAD-SHOP KILCHBERG HOCHWEIDSTRASSE 3 CH-8802 KILCHBERG (ZÜRICH) SWITZERLAND, founded 1977 PHONE *41-44-715-3666, FAX *41-44-715-3660, E-MAIL trainmaster@bluewin.ch Go back to our Website - click here |
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TRAINMASTER
BY WERNER MEER US-RAILROAD-SHOP KILCHBERG HOCHWEIDSTRASSE 3 CH-8802 KILCHBERG (ZÜRICH) SWITZERLAND, founded 1977 PHONE *41-44-715-3666, FAX *41-44-715-3660, E-MAIL trainmaster@bluewin.ch Go back to our Website - click here |
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updated:
February 19, 2017: page 23
(just scroll down to see the latest additions)
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HO Scale Mojave Desert Layout - is finished |
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Featuring Cajon Pass
w/Hill 582, Mormon Rocks, WSI and Flyover |
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I started with my layout in late
December 2007 and it is finally finshed in late September 2015. |
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| 2/12/16: Trains are rolling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqyLRyKma2A&feature=em-upload_owner |
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1/29/16:
Cab Ride 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soaz-cNiU1o&feature=em-upload_owner
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12/15/15: Test movie 1:
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 |
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EK-Verlag published a 6-page report about my layout
in their Special Issue 20 "Nordamerika" Vol. 7 (written in German) June 2016 - Coypyright by EK-Verlag (Ralph Zinngrebe) - click here |
Below are some quick links of my Layout
(with 3000 photos)
See the whole construction (page 0 - 14) and the finished layout (page 15 - 23)
Technical Data
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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 (36,6 inch) |
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I was building an HO scale layout at home (inside the flat). The basic idea came thru my
travelling in Southern California starting from 1974 up to 2005. Within these 30
years, my favourite place became Cajon Pass and the Mojave Desert. It should
reflect the modern era. I am very strong inspired by the fantastic layout of
Pelle K. Soeeborg (Denmark): Mountain to Desert. Pelle is really a master
model builder, especially the town of Daneville which looks like Mojave, CA.
To
realize something like that, we are happy to have Per Laursen of Summit
USA, who
is producing modern building kits. |
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Reto Frick, who built the complete wooden framework of my layout, has now his own website: http://www.goldenfiftiestrains.ch |
Below are photos of my HO
layout under construction on 15 different photo pages
and 6 pages of the finished layout.
(just scroll down to see the latest additions)
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Page 0 - 3/15/07: Here you can see my track plan and photos of my layout in 1:10 scale! - click here Page 0 |
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Page 1 (how it was looking before and with underframe made of wood by a pro)
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Page 1 - 12/28/07: Here you can see the very first photos of my layout (underframe) - click here Page 1 |
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Page 2 (road bed with cork and first track laying incl. staging yard)
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Page 2 - 4/12/08: More photos of the layout construction (track laying) - click here Page 2 |
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Page 3 (more cork road bed and track laying inside office 2)
| Page 3 - 9/24/08: More photos of the layout construction (track laying) - click here Page 3 | |
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Page
4 (ballasting below the flyover, and adding final tracks above it,
Golden Spike was applyed and first test run)
| Page 4 - 10/03/08: More photos of the layout construction (track laying & landscaping) - click here Page 4 | |
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Page 5 (landscaping and building of the streets, placing first buildings at Percyville)
| Page 5 - 1/29/09: More photos of the layout construction (landscaping & streets) - click here Page 5 | |
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Page 6 (building Werner Enterprises Terminal and RR X-ings, plus last day of Percy)
| Page 6 - 3/23/09: More photos of the layout construction (landscaping, streets & buildings) - click here Page 6 | |
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Page 7 (building the street bridges at left and RR X-ings inside office 2)
| Page 7 - New 10/30/10: More photos of the layout construction (landscaping, streets & buildings) - click here Page 7 | |
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Page 8 (finishing the street bridges, ballastings the tracks, first Joshua Trees)
| Page 8 - New 11/28/11: More photos of the layout construction (streets, crossings, ballasting tracks) - click here Page 8 | |
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Page 9 (landscaping the tunnels on both sides: East and West portals
| Page 9 - New 4/27/13: More photos of landscaping the tunnel area - click here Page 9 | |
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Page 10 (the City of Percyville got new buildings made by Pelle Soeeborg)
| Page 10 - New 1/29/14: The City of Percyville (1) got new buildings - click here Page 10 |
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Page 11 (final arrangement of Percyville incl. street markings and landscaping, plus Werner Terminal)
| Page 11 - New 3/26/14: The City of Percyville (2) incl. Werner Enterprises - click here Page 11 | |
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Page 12 (building the Percyville Extension and finish landscaping towards East portal tunnels)
| Page 12 - New 5/10/15: The City of Percyville (3) - Extension is finished - click here Page 12 | |
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Page 13 (building Cajon Pass with WSI, Mormon Rocks, Flyover and along the shelf inside office 2)
| Page 13 - New 7/27/15: Landscaping Cajon Pass - finished (w/o Hill 582) - click here Page 13 | |
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Page
14 (building Hill 582 from the ground up to be a more or less exact replica of
the real thing.
In the meantime, the second railing and addtl. wooden deck has been installed)
| Page 14 - New 3/10/16: Landscaping Cajon Pass - Hill 582 - finished - click here Page 14 | |
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Page
15 (first tour of the finished layout from Percyville to Werner Terminal,
Extension, East portals,
West portals of Tunnels, WSI, Hill 582, Mormon Rocks, Flyover and along the
shelf)
| Page 15 - New 11/19/15: Take a Tour on the finished layout - click here Page 15 | |
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Page 16 (detailed pictures of the Werner Terminal with new vehicles)
| Page 16 - New 12/27/15: Take a Tour on the Percyville Terminal of Werner Enterprises - click here Page 16 | |
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Page
17 (2016-1: detailed pictures of Percyville, Terminal, Extension and East
Tunnels)
all along the passage and inside office 1
| Page 17 - New 2/20/16: Part 1 - Percyville incl. Extension, Werner Enterprises, East Tunnels - click here Page 17 | |
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Page
18 (2016-2: detailed pictures of Cajon Pass area w/West Tunnels, WSI, Hill 582,
Mormon Rocks
Flyover and along the shelf - all inside office 2)
| Page 18 - New 2/26/16: Part 2 - West Tunnels, WSI, Hill 582, Mormon Rocks, Flyover - click here Page 18 | |
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Page 19 (2016-3: Lots of new Details: Billboards, Signs, Figures, Vehicles, Scenes getting alive)
| Page 19 - New 4/08/16: Part 3 - The Layout is getting alive with lots of Details - click here Page 19 | |
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Page 20 (2016-4: Exclusive Werner 53' Container for Intermodal Services on rails)
| Page 20 - New 5/29/16: Part 4 - Werner Enterprises got 53' Containers for Werner Global Logistics - click here Page 20 | |
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Page 21 (2016-5: 2 Trains are taking over the layout)
| Page 21 - New 10/30/16: Part 5 - Trains are rolling - Union Pacific and Santa Fe trains in action - click here Page 21 | |
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Page 22 (2016-6: UP Big Blow Gas Turbine is visitting Cajon Pass and Percyville)
| Page 22 - New 11/17/16: Part 6 - The latest model from Scale Trains in action - click here Page 22 | |
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Page 23 (2017-1: Special Vehicles on the road)
| Page 23 - New 2/19/17: Heavy Load on a flat bed Trailer - click here Page 23 | |
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| Overview of the layout (each square is 0,5 m or 19,7 inch) |
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Important Links of the real thing for my Layout
| Cajon
Pass the real thing |
Tehachapi
and more the real thing |
Werner
Enterprises the real thing |
Werner
Enterprises Official Website |
Pelle
Soeeborg Modern Layout |
Joshua
Trees real thing and model |
Werner Enterprises Models & Buildings for the Layout
| Denny's Restaurant |
Taco
Bell Restaurant |
Pizza
Hut Restaurant |
Summit
USA Modern Building Kits |
Werner
and his Layout in the Newspaper |
Werner
Enterprises Drag Racing Model |
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Denny's, KFC ARCO Gas Station Best Deal Auto in HO Scale Built by Pelle Soeeborg, Denmark Updated: 12/20/13 |
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| Custom made as located in Mojave, CA | See all photos - click here | Custom made as located in Mojave, CA |
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Denny's, KFC ARCO Gas Station Here are photos of the real buildings as located in Mojave, CA Updated: 7/03/14 click here |
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Denny's Restaurant in HO Scale Built by Summit USA Updated: 9/01/06 |
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| 9/01/06 Kit made by Summit USA - CS1-07 | See all photos - click here | 9/01/06 Denny's is very popular - CS1-08 |
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Taco
Bell Drive Thru Restaurant in HO Scale Built by Summit USA Updated: 9/01/06 |
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| 9/01/06 Kit made by Summit USA - TB1-02 | See all photos - click here | 9/01/06 Taco Bell is very popular - TB1-04 |
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Pizza-Hut Restaurant in HO Scale Built by Modellbahn-Atelier Berlin Updated: 3/01/08 |
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| 3/01/08 Available as Kit or Built-up - PH-14 | See all photos - click here | 3/01/08 Pizza-Hut is very popular - PH-15 |
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HO
Scale freight
cars with graffiti and weathering for my layout by Peter Schönenberger and by Kim Nipkow January 2014 |
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| special Graffiti on Tank Car | Photos - click here | huge Graffiti on 86' Hi-Cube Box Car |
| Below are photos of Werner Enterprises Trucks in HO Scale |
| Special thanks to Pitsch Allneider, a good friend of mine, who started 'my own trucking company': Werner Enterprises in HO scale. I decided to add WE on my layout because my first name is Werner. The first models made by Pitsch are on display - take a look |
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Werner Enterprises Freightliner Cascadia and 53' Trailer w/new Werner Logo "we keep America moving" (1:87 HO Scale) updated: 11/17 see more photos - click here |
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Werner Enterprises 53' Reefer trailer w/new Werner Logo "we keep America moving" (1:87 HO Scale) updated: 10/17 see more photos - click here |
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| The first Werner Ent. Trucks made by Pitsch Allneider (see them all): click here | |
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| New 2/14/08: Werner Enterprises Diorama with new WE Truck Fleet - click here |
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| New 9/09: Werner Enterprises HO Diorama made for the 14th Convention - click here | |
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Werner Enterprises in action - either on the road or on the tracks
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Werner
Enterprises Trucking Company WE Trailers are often seen on Flat Cars (TOFC) running over Cajon Pass. In addition, there are photos of WE Trucks on the road and new: take a look at the WE Terminal in Fontana, CA. by Werner Meer most were taken in 10/05, 7/08, 5/10 and 6/11 Updated: 3/30/16 |
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| WM 7/05/08 Cajon at Silverwood - 010 | See all 237 photos - click here | WM 10/05 Barstow Truck Stop - 032 |
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Werner Enterprises Trucks and Trailers Scale Models see all 13 pages - click here |
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Werner Enterprises Loco and Meer Loco in HO Scale on display in our Shop ist im Laden ausgestellt custom made by Ferdinand Rat and Uwe Meischen Updated: 6/16/13 |
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| 6/16/13 Werner Enterprises GE AMD-103 | See all photos - click here | 6/16/13 Meer EMD FP45 Diesel Loco |
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Mojave Desert Diorama with Werner Enterprises Trucks in HO Scale on display in our Shop ist im Laden ausgestellt Built by Kim Nipkow 2012 Updated: 5/04/12 |
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| 5/04/12 WE Truck w/Reefer Trailer - 042 | See all photos - click here | 5/04/12 WE standard blue trailer - 044 |
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Cajon Pass Hill 582 in HO Scale on display in our Shop ist im Laden ausgestellt Built by Kim Nipkow (Switzerland) 2013 Updated: 3/12/13 |
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| 3/12/13 Do you believe - it is HO scale - 205 | See all photos - click here | 3/12/13 Hill 582 diorama in HO scale - 206 |
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Desert
Diorama Cajon Pass - Mormon Rocks in HO Scale Built by Werner Meer 1986/2017 Updated: 3/07/17 |
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| 3/03/17 Santa Fe Streamliner - 362 | See all photos - click here | 3/03/17 Mormon Rocks - 396 |
| December 2017 / February 2018 / June 2018 - Changes at the rear of our Shop - check our "new look" | ||
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In June 2018 our Shop got new windows. Therefore, we made some
modifications at the rear side. The Mormon Rocks modules and Hill 582 have been
moved. We got new Mojave Desert Modules and moved Show Cases and Book
Cabinets. updated: June 27, 2018 |
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| elevated overview of remodeled rear - 340 | Take a look - click here | our new desert diorama center - 355 |
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Rocky Desert Diorama and SP Go West Diorama in HO Scale Rocky Desert Diorama is on display in our Shop Built by Lucien Wiss (France) 1988 Updated: 4/20/20 |
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| 3/13/13 Rocky Desert Diorama - 042 | See all photos - click here | 1/03/16 Lucien Wiss w/Go West diorama - 011 |
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Desert Diorama in HO Scale on display in our Shop ist im Laden ausgestellt Built by Pelle Soeborg (Denmark) 2012 Updated: 3/13/13 |
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| 10/10/12 BNSF SD70ACe on BLMA bridge - 208 | See all photos - click here | 10/10/12 Dry Creek and RR-Xing - 152 |
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N Scale 1:160 Santa Fe Mojave Terminal by Eugen Hänseler English updated: 7/08/21 |
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| Engine Servicing Facility - 609 | See all 160 Photos - click here | Joshua Trees and Diesel Shop - 610 |
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Sullivan's Curve
and BNSF Desert & Sierra Sub in HO Scale from a Diorama to a Layout Built by Bernard Frontanau (France) 1992 and 2018 and 2020/21 Sullivan's Curve updated: 10/20/16 BNSF Extension updated: 1/24/22 |
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| 10/20/16 pre 1966 Sullivans' Curve - 7660 | See all 366 photos - click here | 8/22/18 BNSF Extension RR-Xing - 424 |
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HO Scale 1:87 Cajon Pass 1950 Summit / Alray / Gish by Jon V. Harrison (USA) English updated: 5/29/19 |
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| JH-004 East Summit Structures | See first 23 photos - click here | JH-003 Summit Curve with Wye |
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HO Scale 1:87 Caliente Subdivision in Nevada by Werni Lang English updated: 6/10/21 |
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| Upper and lower tracks are busy - 218 | See all 69 Photos - click here | E9 & E8 diesels and FEF-3 steam line up - 271 |
| Joshua Trees im Modell - Modeling Joshua Trees - click here |
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| Joshua Trees im Mojave Desert - Joshuas at the Mojave Desert - click here | |
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copyright by Werner Meer 2007 - 2022
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