Maine to Texas - Tennessee and Trains

We had another easy travel day from Carrollton, Kentucky to Crossville, Tennessee.  We spent three days in Crossville.

We decided to drive to Crossville because fellow Santa Ana NWR volunteers, Lynn and Jane, purchased a home in this area.  We had a couple of very enjoyable days visiting with them and having them show us their new home and this area.

I couldn’t find much to do in this area but Jane mentioned a model railroad club that had a large set-up in one of the malls.  It was closed the days we were visiting with them but Mark and I went by another day to check it out.

The Crossville Model Railroad Club has 5 operating layouts in the most popular scales: ‘G’, ‘O’, ‘HO’, ‘N’ and ‘Z’, in 4600 square feet of space.

The “N” Scale display has three main lines with both steam engines and diesel locomotives.  (1/160th size scale).

The movie theater wasn’t on when we were there but they do play movies on the little tv screen.

The “HO” layout is the largest display with four running mainlines.  There are over 275 structures, 1,396 people, cars, trucks, scooters, motorcycles, helicopters, airplanes and lots of animals.  There are also over 500 lightbulbs lighting various items.

Do you see the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile?

The displays are at a good height for viewing.

The “G” Scale were the largest trains.  The G Scale components are roughly 1/22.5th of actual size.

There was a new section under construction that still needed a lot of work.

There is no charge to see the trains but donations are welcome.  This was a fun place to visit.

Mark also found a nearby disc golf course to play.

The first hole was a doozy!  Fortunately, he carries a selection of discs that he doesn’t mind losing.  This 335-foot - across the lake - drive was a good place for a ‘throw away’ disc.  And yes, he did lose one before he found another route to the basket.

 Travel from Carrollton, Ky to Crossville, TN: 340 miles

Next time: Arkansas and Texas