Model Railroading > CB&W Model RR Open House (Yorktown, Va.) Nov. 23 and 24

CB&W (Chesapeake Bay & Western) Model Railroad
2019 Fall Open House

Sat. November 23 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Sun. November 24 - 12-noon to 4 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION

110-F Dare Rd, Grafton, Va. (7 Miles south of historic Yorktown, Va., right beside the RiteAid Pharmacy, and the IHOP Restaurant along Hwy. 17)

Come see the largest HO Scale model railroad display in Virginia!

Website: http://www.cbw-mrc.com
Phone: (757) 898-0717



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/13/19 15:26 by rbx551985.

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More images from the CB&W layout, 7 miles south of Yorktown, Va.............

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Visited in 2018 with my dad, beautiful work,  super presentation, and friendly folk. Well worth a visit.!

Bob

Newly scheduled to arrive/be moved across the CB&W - the RBBB Blue Unit Circus Train! John Rezuke's model, straight from Worcester, Mass., will be arriving from an interchange partner railroad to roll across the CB&W en route to its next engagement.... We're planning to run it both days at the open house. It's comprised of just under a third of the actual train (which was 61 cars at its longest), so bring your cameras for still and video images of that unique event - Ringling's Blue Unit behind CB&W motive power!  PHOTOS show the model on another layout earlier this year .... John is running it as if the actual train is still traveling the nation, and in this alternative reality it's rolling over FREELANCE model railroads from town to town.

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The CB&W has come a long way since I was a member in 1990-2000.  These guys have done a lot of hard work, resulting in a really beautiful layout.  When I joined, the layout occupied only half of the present building, with a helix in two corners.  We expanded it into the rest of the building and it's been growing ever since.  I haven't visited in a long time but from the photos on their website, I see a few familiar scenes but most is quite new.  Kudos to a club that has managed to keep going successfully for something like 40 years.
Joe Watts
Blissfield, MI

Did John build those from scratch?


Gary





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> Newly scheduled to arrive/be moved across the CB&W
> - the RBBB Blue Unit Circus Train! John Rezuke's
> model, straight from Worcester, Mass., will be
> arriving from an interchange partner railroad to
> roll across the CB&W en route to its next
> engagement.... We're planning to run it both days
> at the open house. It's comprised of just under a
> third of the actual train (which was 61 cars at
> its longest), so bring your cameras for still and
> video images of that unique event - Ringling's
> Blue Unit behind CB&W motive power!  PHOTOS show
> the model on another layout earlier this year ....
> John is running it as if the actual train is still
> traveling the nation, and in this alternative
> reality it's rolling over FREELANCE model
> railroads from town to town.

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Impressive layout...

mully Wrote:
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> Did John build those from scratch?

He says he took existing models and completely kitbashed them JUST LIKE what was done to the prototype cars - and presto - instant HO Scale RBBB Blue Unit.

ns1000 Wrote:
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> Impressive layout...

(1) "WestRock" paper mill
(2) CP Rail run-thru at "Rapidan, Va."
(3) Street running..........

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(4) Columbia Furnace, Va., at night - former warehouse next to station is now a trackcside eatery
(5) Keezletown, Va. - eastbound coal travels through "Tunnel Switch"
(6) Southern 2771K moves a unit coal train in French Creek Yard

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Due to issues beyond anyone's control, the Circus Train model will not appear at our Open House, but will be rescheduled for another Open House during 2020.