Nick Ozorak was a semi-regular operator on the model S&NY, prior to COVID and his moving out of the area. Nick is a master of “virtual” or digital railroading, both model and prototype, and became enamored with the S&NY after learning about it through our op sessions. Subsequently, he developed an amazing digital version of my S&NY layout. Nick left out the aisleways in his virtual version as not being necessary, since the digital railroad is essentially operated in the first person, and this results in some jaw-dropping scenic vistas. There are a few compromises, of course, mainly due to the structures and rolling stock available in the digital library, but the effect is still amazing. The view down the length of Laquin is especially good and looks very close to photos in Tom Taber’s logging series book “Ghost Lumber Towns of Central Pennsylvania”.
Nick Ozoraks’ Virtual S&NY Railroad
I really need to get cracking on the layout scenery; the digital version is way prettier than the real layout now!
Enjoy!
I may have moved out of the area, but I’ll be back in a heartbeat once you host ops sessions again. Thanks for sharing this Mike!