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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 to see his layout. The evening sessions he has during the week change nights so please call 243-9291 to inquire which evening. The sessions are from 7:00pm-9:00pm
and the address is 1125 E. Holland (2 blocks north of Ashland and
3 blocks east of Blackstone). Please call 243-9291 before coming.
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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? |
| Emerging from the loop. |  |
 | Little desert town. |
| Good shot of the bridge. |  |
 | Two trains meet each other at the loop. |
| Next to the port. |  |
 | Daylight crosses the Feather River. |
| View of one of the yards. |  |
 | Scenery certainly adds to the excitement. |