Milwaukee Road in Wisconsin -- 1950's

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The next scene is a dairy farm. I used the AMB three farm building kit that includes a house, barn and shed. first the shed.



scratch built chicken coup.



ladies doing laundry.



and one of mans best friend.

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Here we have a Scale Structures Ltd. corn crib kit.



GHQ manure spreader kit complete with manure.



GHQ 1948 ford tractor kit.



concrete silo is from GC laser

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A few more from the farm.



dairy farm has to have cows.



here is the total scene, took 10 months and six days to build.

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Next stop on the tour is the repair yard in Tomah and surrounding buildings. First thing you see when pulling in to town is these two trackside sheds.



then you come across this yard gang digging a trench.



old creamery building.



this is a flattend out DPM kit, Tomah café.

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Across the street from the café is the Tomah lumber yard. It is a Campbells creamery kit, cut down and made into a lumber yard.



Here is the station which is a kit made by Depots by John, he makes primarily Milw. Rd. kits.



next to the lumber yard is the Tomah Co-op Elevator, it is a GC laser kit with an office added to the front.

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On the siding going into the elevator are these two.



semi trailer parking lot.





next we have the engineering dept. made from a 50 year old tyco kit.

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Team track office and LP cylinder dock.



team track dock, one of only two structures left in the Tomah yard today.



small shed.

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REA office and warehouse.





another yard shed.





scratch built water tank and semi trailer shed.

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The Milwaukee Road never threw nothing away, they were the original HOARDERS. Here is the scrap yard in the Tomah yard using a Monroe Models kit.

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Andy,

Thanks for all the photos! I especially like the farm scene.

Tom

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Thanks Tom, I was hoping it wasn't to much, I have a whole lot more.

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Homemade vertical oil tank.



scratchbuilt sandhouse






scratchbuilt sand tower

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Here is the car repair barn





the boiler house is a RS laser kit

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This building is still standing in the yard and is used by the CP now. The yard office.







a helicopter pic of the whole section. It took One year, ten months and one week to finish.

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Heading East on Hwy. 12/16 you come across this Texaco station. It is a JL Innovation's kit.