The photo of caboose 0503 was taken as it crossed a small trestle outside the town of Tall Timbers, Colorado. A scratch built coaling tower, serving the Cimarron Division helper engine facility can be seen in the background. The layout is divided into about 20 blocks, with dual cab on the main line and a choice of either main line cab or a third cab for use on the branch. The facility features a two stall engine house, coaling tower, one storage track and a car repair shed with its associated blacksmith shop. The community of Tall Timbers features an Ophir style depot and a scratch built warehouse.
Trestles are a key feature of the layout.
There are a total of eight presently on the layout, with more planned. The most impressive and the first one seen when you enter the layout room is a combination trestle and open deck Howe truss bridge that puts a branch line train at eye level, about 5' above the floor. The construction of this trestle was featured in the Sept 1999 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman magazine.