Welcome to my Deerfield River Valley Railroad website., I'm Jim Fuller from Monson Mass. Do you enjoy Model Railroading.? Like to build and operate.? Were looking for new members to join us on Tuesday evenings to become a part of our group. Our group has a lot of fun and looks forward to getting together each week to re-assemble this once very large full basement size layout into a much smaller compact and more manageable size. Whether your an old timer or just getting into the hobby your welcome to join us because you don't have to be an expert, none of us were when we first started.! If you would like to join us then by all means let me know by clicking onto the contact us feature above and leave your name and contact information or give me a call 413-267- 4881 and we will put you to workin on the Railroad. Thanks for taking a look.! Jim Model Railroading is truly the greatest hobby in the world . |
| This Feb 2006 photo shows the East Portal of Hoosac Tunnel in the Berkshires of Western Mass at the point of where the B&M RR leaves the Deerfield river and plunges into the 4 3/4 mile long bore through the Hoosac mountain range beginning in the town of Florida Mass on its way to North Adams Mass and further on to Mechanicville NY. When I was a kid back in the 1950's this was double tracked and a lot less truck traffic and as many as 30 trains a day passed through it. Now your lucky to see even one.!! |
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| Two Geeps rumble out of the East Portal of Hoosac Tunnel with a 38 car extra in route to East Deerfield Yard on my HO Scale Deerfield River Valley Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad. The Hoosac Route. |
| Deerfield River Valley Railroad Boston & Maine In HO Scale East Deerfield Yard to North Adams Featuring the famous Hoosac Tunnel |
| Layout Statistics 264 feet of track 53 turnout Switches 77 toggle switches to control the Turnouts and signals 31 buildings 87 lights 11 track signals 5 power packs 85 locomotives 293 rail cars 2800+ feet of wire 2400+ trees All of this in a room just 22' x 14' in size being I Had to shrink it down from a 24' X 44' size full basement layout. |
| Who says they don't have 114 car trains through the Hoosac Tunnel anymore.! I counted every one as it went by in Charlemont on its way to East Deerfield Yard. |
| Check out page #2 by clicking onto the link above |
Its the 1970's and 4 Bluebirds with 74 cars are coming out into the daylight at
the East Portal of Hoosac Tunnel on the way to East Deerfield Yard.
the East Portal of Hoosac Tunnel on the way to East Deerfield Yard.
Ed
Dean
Jim
This layout is DC operation only - old fashioned and simple
| Members ARS |
| Tonight 3-16-10 Dean finished up with weathering the main street buildings by giving them an older warn look. Ed was doing a computer install on one of the PC's and I started measuring for the bench work on the O scale 2 rail layout. |
| This weekend Marcy did all her normal upkeep on the layout along with cleaning all the rolling stock but also did more paint work along with starting to sort out dozens of box's of building and detail parts. |
| Lately because Jamie is so good with home type repairs we've been having her working in our kitchen and bath repainting all the cabinets and redoing all the woodwork, I don't think there is anything this young lady cant do and always willing to help out with anything..! |
Visits from
Hoosac Valley RR
Mohawk Valley RR
Maine Central RR
Hoosac Valley RR
Mohawk Valley RR
Maine Central RR
| Yes can you believe it, I often operate Guilford STR equipment but you will not ever see Pan Am on this layout..! |
Hoosac Junction
This area has been under a lot of construction lately with finish scenery, lighting and a lot
of finish detail work. All of this area is fully operational but the very last thing to add is the
block signaling and crossing signals.
The double track main on the left is the beginning of the Conn River Line heading North
and the single main track coming in from the right is the end of the loop that comes in
from Hoosac Tunnel from the West.
This area has been under a lot of construction lately with finish scenery, lighting and a lot
of finish detail work. All of this area is fully operational but the very last thing to add is the
block signaling and crossing signals.
The double track main on the left is the beginning of the Conn River Line heading North
and the single main track coming in from the right is the end of the loop that comes in
from Hoosac Tunnel from the West.
Yes this Tunnel is nearly five miles long and located in the Western Mass Berkshire
Mountains in the towns of Florida and North Adams. It was once the longest tunnel
in the world and even today is still ranked one of the most famous.
Mountains in the towns of Florida and North Adams. It was once the longest tunnel
in the world and even today is still ranked one of the most famous.
| Dean set in place the hand railing you see along the sidewalk. Whats is clever about this is its a railing off of an old Athearn locomotive so everything has a 2nd use even in Model Railroading. |