Hello all
Thank you for your kind words ...
MSI layout was pure Minton 1941-1952 Q gauge ......1953 Bob Smith of Central Locomotive Works helped regauge and remodel the layout to O gauge and add the hump yard ...6 switch towers ...remove the roundhouse ...add the diesel yards etc .... 1965 the added the piggy back unloader and freight transfer house , 1989 they did another remodel adding the highway section and additional houses .... each time new rolling stock replaced the old ...keeping up with the Santa Fe prototypes .
I'm very fortunate to have two buildings from the MSI layout ...the freight transfer house ( 1965) and one of the switch towers (1953) ....you can see them in the photo .....good chance those are Minton Santa Fe reefers alongside the transfer house
Bob sorry the museum does not take a more serious interest in the historic pieces they have ....looks like they have a huge building and a large audience ...based on the online videos .....
Sacramento ...I did not know they had a good collection of early O scale ....alas in storage ?...did they ever unpack and make available the NMRA library ?
The little switch tower in the video ....is a Model Structures of Santa Cruz, Ca 1938 -1950 + - building ...they made
some very fine models .... ( some of the best for the era ) ..... I collect period pieces for the layout
Here are two bridges made by Model Structures
Cheers Carey
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