Stuart Thayer's
Cumberland Valley and St. Paul
Proposal #1

Scale: HO
Minimum Radius: 30"
Minimum Aisle Width: 27"
Designed by Stuart Thayer

Here was Stu Thayer's initial trackplan for his Cumberland Valley and St. Paul. The layout is designed as faithfully to the prototype as space allows and represents the L&N's Cumberland Valley Sub from Loyall, Kentucky to Norton, Virginia, the Interstate (Southern) Railroad from Dorchester Jct. to Miller Yard, VA, the N&W's Clinch Valley District from Norton to Boody, VA, and the Clinchfield from Boody to Miller Yard, VA. The layout captures all of the major interchange points between these four roads in Western Virginia in the 1970s on the upper deck while the lower deck captures a good portion of the mines on the L&N's Martins Fork branch, Lick Branch spur, and Merna Branch.

Upper Deck

Colors:
Clinchfield Louisville & Nashville Norfolk & Western Interstate/Southern

Lower Deck