Tour Details

Saturday November 9, 2024

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AM Tours

10am - 2pm

Leslie Toth’s Long Time Coming RR

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Large engine facility with an industrial area including steel mill, FORD plant , PUBLIX warehouse and lumber yard. Also, a large mountain area with simulated lighting over mountain. City and harbor area not completed as yet.

City: Ball Ground
Scale/Gauge: HO
Leslie Toth

Carter Dau’s CR TRAINS

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The original train layout, 4x8, was constructed as a fold up layout in 1978. The layout would grow to 8x12 in the 90's before expanding to fit a standard bedroom with the layout hugging the walls. After deconstructing the layout in 2001 to move to Georgia, only the 8x12 section would survive the move and 20+ years of storage. During the summer of 2023 the layout would again be placed horizontal and become the cornerstone of the new layout. Benchwork was completed on the newly expanded layout in September of 2023 and since then, over 300 feet of track has been laid. We have followed and visited the majority of layouts that have been on the Piedmont Pilgrimage over the past 10 years and are excited to finally welcome you to ours.

City: Kennesaw
Scale/Gauge: HO
Carter Dau

PM Tours

1pm - 5pm

Jim Davis’s Tar Heel Western

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Modeling western NC in the transition era. Using helpers on the main line and branch line. 4+ % grade on branch line. Built for operations. I have a Bible based theme to my layout. Such as customers like Exodus Sandal Company, Elijah’s Chariot and Buggy Company, and Jacob’s Ladders.

City: Cartersville
Scale/Gauge: HO
Jim Davis

Jamestown and Turtle Creek Interchange

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This is a freelance railroad located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. It is a single track mainline with multiple passing sidings which services many industries and business along the way. Jamestown is the main town with Akersville being the mining community. The layout has a large yard which services both East and West bound trains and has a large servicing center. More to come as we progress toward the completion of the Jamestown and Turtle Creek Interchange. This railroad is a product of the members of the North Atlanta Rail Barrons (NARB)

City: Cartersville
Scale/Gauge: HO
James Travis

Perry Lamb’s Utah, Colorado & Western Railroad

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The UC&W Railroad is an operations-oriented, modern-day, Class 1 railroad. The railroad interacts with CP, CN, CSX, UP, BNSF, and VIA Rail. The railroad owns NS and all Amtrak operations in North America except for the NE Corridor and the Amtrak lines in California. The modeled portion of the railroad features sections between Salt Lake City, Utah and Seattle, Washington. Operations feature mainline freight, commuter rail, main-line passenger, steam excursions, and local freight. Scenery is about 70% complete, with the major remaining features including two town areas, an industrial area, and select industries. Visitors will notice that the layout owner has a sense of humor.

City: Kennesaw
Scale/Gauge: HO
Perry Lamb

All Day Tours

10am - 5pm

Rick Bigliardi’s North Pole, Tinseltown, Sabastian, and Bigville (NTS&B)

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My wife (who passed away in 2019) was the main influence on the design of my layout (and boy was she sorry!). It features 4 layers including a 6’ diameter 2 track Helix (her requirement), 2 12’ suspension bridges and a 4’ arch bridge. It has ceramic and plastic buildings, lots of lights, and multi-levels (also her requirement). Most lights and accessories can be operated by visitors. The layout contains about 1000’ of track and can run 14 trains and a trolley on dedicated loops. The major loops include the dual 110' long mainline using Gargraves track, and the 202' helix loop with Lionel track. The most common description I've heard from visitors is that it is a fun layout. After the virtual layout tour was recorded, I renamed my layout slightly after my grandson. The name is now "North Pole, Tinseltown, Sabastian, and Bigville" instead of "North Pole, Tinseltown South, and Bigville". The town of Sabastian is now the 'Little Town with the Big Future'.

City: Kennesaw
Scale/Gauge: O
Richard Bigliardi