Miniature Railroad Spotlight
Featuring
The Joshua Tree and Southern Railroad
The Joshua Tree and Southern Railroad Joshua Tree, California
Located in the town of Joshua Tree, California the Joshua Tree & Southern Railroad Club features 7 1/2" gauge, 15" gauge, and G-Scale railroading among the rugged California high desert landscape. Seven 56 1/2" standard gauge cars add to the railroad ambience. Two passenger cars, a dining car, railway post office, 2 box cars and a caboose sit amid the rugged landscape.
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The 7 1/2" narrow gauge division of the JT&S RR has a considerable amount of trackage
and features a depot, turntable, wye, several trestles, and a car barn built with a basement
allowing you to stand inside even though the outside of the building appears to be built to
scale.
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The 15" grand scale division of the JT&S RR has several projects under way.
A seven stall 1,650 square foot roundhouse is being constructed. The roundhouse
will be accessed via a nearly 21 foot turntable which has been installed and waits
for the track to reach it. A 100 foot long bridge standing nearly 20 feet high is
nearing completion. The 15" grand scale division currently has a few hundred feet
of rail in place and an excellent start on what will surely become a very impressive
railroad.
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We were fortunate enough to attend the 11/11/06 dedication ceremony of the "Jack's Gap Bridge"
in memory of Jack Sessums. Chris Allen gave a short speech and Mrs. Sessums christened the bridge
by breaking a ceremonial bottle of beer on the structure. Jack's Live Oak Canyon Railroad shay #7
then made the first crossing.
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