The problem faced by Steven Tripp about 10 years ago was a familiar one among model railroaders: How could he bring to life memories of coal mining in Pennsylvania and the railroads serving that industry during the steam-to-diesel transition era? Compounding the challenges was the fact that his home in Shenandoah, Texas, lacked a basement. Being a creative soul, Steve put a few ideas on paper before reaching out to Roger and Darcie Farkash at TW TrainWorx in Dallas. Together, they built a 50 x 110-inch O gauge display with two levels of action. Today, an MTH RailKing No. 30-2984-3 Alco RS1 road switcher creeps across a trestle, deafening the brakeman on a caboose below.
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