Operating the Owensville Terminal Micro Layout

The Owensville Terminal Micro is an operating diorama I completed back in August of 2023. The layout baseboard is made from foamcore board and uses a sector plate to switch trains between the three tracks on the layout. Layout size is right around 481 square inches, excluding staging.

In this video, I show how this micro layout operates. A local brings an inbound car for the feed mill, and will pick up one outbound empty car. A very simple scheme that adds purpose to this micro layout*.

*“Micro layouts are small model railroads, usually less than three or four square feet in area, that nonetheless have a clear purpose and excellent operating capability.”
-Carl Arendt .