Home to the layout is the historic old Sears Catalog Warehouse - now the South Side on Lamar building. The approximately 85’ X 20’ permanent layout is enclosed by glass on three sides and easily viewable by residents, visitors and passers by. The space in the basement below the layout is used as a workshop and meeting room. Club members have access to the layout and workshop 7 days a week.

Layout Features:

• 1640 sq. ft. layout room.
• 105 dispatcher controlled mainline and passing siding turnouts.
• 110 additional industrial siding turnouts.
• 11 scale miles - 670’- of mainline.
• Double track helix to upper yard.
• Hidden staging.

Dallas landmarks being modeled include:

• Union Station Passenger terminal.
• Dealy Plaza featuring the triple underpass and Texas Schoolbook Depository.
• Sears Catalog Warehouse.
• Oak Lawn Neighborhood.
• Downtown Dallas with Interurban.
• West end warehouse district.
• Burrus Flour Mill.
• The Houston Street Viaduct to Oak Cliff.

Other Themes modeled:

• East Texas Logging.
• Coal Mine.
• Steel Mill.
• Paper Mill.
• Petroleum Refinery.
• Galveston Harbor with car ferry.
• Large classification yard and engine facility.
• Rural Texas agriculture.
• Still room for others!