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Marlin Costello is a Fresno lawyer who has had an interest in Model Railroading for several years. In 1999, he moved into
a home with a detached building large enough to accommodate just about everybody's dream layout. In 2000, after
a year of planning, he started building the layout you see here in pictures. You see him sitting in front of the command station.
His layout operates using the Digitrax DCC
power system. There is track detection so a dispatcher can control the flow of traffic. The individual engineers use
radio-controlled throttles to operate their trains.
Marlin's layout has been the site of several
NMRA meetings. He invites any of you that are interested to come
by on Wednesday evenings 7:00pm-9:00pm to visit the layout. The address is 1125 E. Holland (2 blocks north of Ashland and
3 blocks east of Blackstone). Occasionally, a Wednesday night session is skipped, so please call 243-9291 before coming.
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| Caliente |
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 | Tunnel under the Loop |
| Feather River bridge |
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A View towards the yard |
| Photo's taken during construction |  |
 | Mojave - - Is that a California Condor? |
| Another view near Mojave. |  |
 | Mel Noewood. |
Impressive mountain gorge on top and BNSF and UP yards on the bottom.
Looking East. |  |
 | Top portion to the left of the above picture. Looking North. |
| Bridge on section linking the top and bottom levels. Pretty impressive! |  |
 | Coal goes here. |
| Just past the coal area. |  |
| | Mojave - - Is that a California Condor? |
| Mojave - - Is that a California Condor? | |