Grand Teton
The central feature of Seven Rivers Railroad is the Grand Teton. The railroad journey offers scenic views of the mountain, and it then tunnels through to service the town of Rocky Top and Knottjeur’s Ore Mine.
Devils Tower
The Devils Tower, (not Devil’s Tower, because there are many devils,) is well away from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, but including it in a Wyoming layout, especially after Close Encounters of the Third Kind, was essential. Elliot and ET fly across the moon.
Tower Falls, Yellowstone Lake
Tower Falls and Yellowstone Lake in an improbable juxtaposition featuring a mining operation. The mine itself is also a tunnel behind the waterfall which could only happen on Seven Rivers Railroad. Who lives here?
The New Yellowstone Fork of the Green Snake River
This is big country in a small space. Rivers flow from one end of the layout to the other. The New Yellowstone Fork of the Green Snake River serves as the Yellowstone, the Snake, the Green and the New Fork Rivers. The layout also includes the Greys River, Horse Creek, and fictional Lizard’s Tail Creek. I hope it does not bother anyone that it flows in the wrong direction. The Green flows one way, the Yellowstone another, the Snake another. What was I supposed to do? Besides, I hate it when a river runs off the end of the layout.
Lizard Mountain
Conceived as Elk Mountain, Lizard Mountain evolved as I sculpted the plaster. The head is the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake. Lizard Tail Creek flows from Klowaka Springs into the major river. The ramshackle town of Lizard Dale is situated at its base.
The geography of the region offers extraordinary sights for tourists, as well as many riches in the timber, mining, and agricultural industries for the local inhabitants. For technical enthusiasts, the grades are about 2.5 percent and the radii are 26 and 32 inches on the main lines.
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