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Western Maryland Cumberland Division
Alden Smith
The rugged mountains of Maryland, with its emphasis on coal mining, has long captured his interest.  The layout, set in 1950-1954 and earlier, is in two connecting rooms with a swing down bridge.  Dimensions are 18 x 23 and 26 x 8.  It is a point to point, around the walls configuration. Powered by Digitrax  the layout uses a car card system.  It allows 3 - 5 operators to control 16 scheduled work orders. Twenty two first generationW M diesels and several steam locos provide the motive power.  Hidden staging and a reversing loop allow flexibility. Main line run is 116 feet.

Photos by Alden Smith
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