See the map below. First we added a switch, then a gallows turntable with storage tracks, then a one-stall enginehouse, and it's still growing after 18 years. The WSL keeps within a modest model railroader's budget by using second-hand materials where possible. Spikes are purchased new by the keg from the foundry.
Equipment is built mostly from scrap metal.
Unlike building models, however, we have a railway that does real work hauling track, ties, ballast, garden material, hay and firewood. We operate and carry passengers inside enclosed cars in any weather. The next few pages describe building the WSL and show you some of its rolling stock. The lead photo above shows the Mud Duck Eastbound on the Elm Creek bridge with combine Willow Creek in tow. The next photo shows the Mud Duck running light past the Elm Creek depot on a Winter evening.