Model Railroads don't last forever, and sometimes the end comes sooner than expected. When a layout reaches the end of the line, often all that's left is a photographic record, whatever models were salvaged, and good memories.
In this video, I have compiled just about every piece of video I have of a lost layout. The Shenandoah & Western was the HO scale club layout of the Winchester Model Railroad Club in Winchester Virginia. It was located in a former Baltimore & Ohio freight station just north of downtown Winchester. The WMRRC was the first model railroad club I joined, and during my time there I would occasionally film trains on the layout. To my knowledge, this is the most comprehensive record of the layout ever released. I will briefly recall the history of the club, as well as what led to the loss of the layout on Cameron Street.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:51 - A Brief History of the Club and Layout
01:48 - Layout of the Layout
02:24 - Pennsylvania Railroad F-unit Passenger Train
03:56 - Norfolk and Western Steam Freight Meet
07:44 - CSX AC6000 Mixed Freight Train
09:32 - Pennsylvania Railroad K4 4-6-2 Express Freight
10:27 - Pennsylvania Railroad H10 2-8-0 Freight Train
13:23 - Western Maryland Mine Job
13:32 - Norfolk Southern SD40-2s leading a Freight Train
17:29 - Pennsylvania Railroad M1b 4-8-2 Steel Train
19:43 - CSX GP38s lead a Manifest Freight Train
21:18 - Dawson Steel Mill
22:02 - Thunderstorm Rolling Through
22:35 - Pennsylvania Railroad H10 2-8-0 Doubleheader Freight
27:17 - Norfolk Southern SD90 and SD80 pulling an Intermodal Container Train
29:18 - Losing the Layout
31:31 - A New Home in Middletown
32:21 - Conclusion and Credits