July 2020 Canyon Creek Timber Railway in HO and Modeled Tunnels & Portals in Various Scales

Canyon Creek Timber Railway in HO Scale
You’ll enjoy Pete Vassler’s HO scale Canyon Creek Timber Railway, a beautiful, freelanced logging railroad based in southwestern Washington State. We share an article about the layout with lots of details on how he built his scenery, how he operates, and some tips. You’ll see video of the railway in action and lots of photos of this work of art. We have photographed the CCTRwy more than once and show a few updates over the years where Pete has added to the layout.

Tunnel Usage and Tunnel Portals in Various Scales
We share photos from layouts in HO, S, G, and 1:32 showing different ways modelers have utilized tunnels, including some creative ways that add to operations.

The Making of the Canyon Café
Rather than a project this month, we share a behind-the-scenes look at Pete’s process as he built the Canyon Café on the CCTRwy. This article is an extension to the layout tour and includes some in-progress photos from when Pete was hard at work on this unique structure. He used several kits as well as some scratch-built parts and many hours to build the café.

Canyon Creek Timber Railway