On the first night of the National, we had an invite to visit Dave Vaughn’s layout before it was open to the public and the crowds. I wish to thank Dave for the invite and the early look at the layout.

The layout is going through some changes. Dave has begun to incorporate parts of John Armstrong’s layout into his layout. And in John’s style, the layout winds and twists up through three levels of railroad. Some of the older portions of the railroad have not changed and reflect what was there in sceanery and structures.

Dave was a great host answering questions and telling stories about the influence of John Armstrong on himself and other local railroaders.

Dave Vaughn

Some very nice scenes in the older section of the layout

Dave had some very nice equipment parked on the sidings

A wartime NKP caboose that Dave brught in as a brass model.

More nice cabooses in Dave’s NKP yard

A veiw looking back towars the NKP yard

A view looking back at the NKP yard which clearly shows the second level.

A couple of gondolas on the second level.

A view of the upper level support through the telephone pole.

another nice NKP model

One of John Armstrong’s locomotives

A view of the “new” expansion

This is the entrance to the lower level reverse loops.

Dave is working parts of John Armstrong’s layout into his.

The curve continues