Once you leave the city's interier, and get out past the industrial park, you get into the sticks. Here is the domain of the
farmer. These rural areas are where 95% of all of the world's food comes from.
The Dell Farm
Murillo
Barn With Silo
Silo
Farmhouse
Summer Stock Theatre
Summer Stock Shakespeare @ White Bear Lake
Post Show - With Hamlet... & The Evil That Haunted Him
Superior Bakery
Superior Bakery As big supermarkets replaced small grocery stores, industrial-sized bakeries filled the growing
demand for breads, muffins and other sweet treats. In essence, the Superior Bakery is a prototypical industrial bakery.
Flour, sugar, vegetable oil and corn syrup arrived by rail daily at Superior Bakeries. Wheat bread, jelly doughnuts and chocolate
cake rolled off the line, were loaded into box cars and trucks and shipped to stores across the country. Since the Bakery
went strictly Vegan, the supply-lines have become a might more fragmented.
Dairy
Greenhouse Complex
Farm Equipment - Including Harvester
Caterpillar Bulldozers
Caterpillar Grader
Backhoes
Combine Harvester
Combines As you drive across granger territory during harvest you'll see the cabs of these machines sticking up
above the corn stalks. Stand on the business end of one of these behemoths and you'll swear you're looking into the jaws of
a huge dinosaur. Combines gather grain using specially designed heads which pull in the plants, remove the grain from the
stalk and blow it out a chute into a following hopper-type wagon. Like a locomotive, these huge diesel engined machines have
a burly, impressive look and I just had to have one for my rural layout.
This Combine is typical of those you'll see working the fields across the continent. This one has two heads, one for corn
and one for small grains, many positionable parts, and high rolling wheels. Not to toot my Harvester's horn, but this modern
machine looks great harvesting the fields.
Houses Under Construction
Hardware Store
Tire Repair Shop
U-Haul
Auto Repair Garage
Water Mill
Dusty Gulch Watering Station
Windmills
WindMill
International Friendship Gardens, Fort William
Country Newspaper Building
Grain Conveyor
General Store
U.S. Forestry Pumpers
Satellite Radio Station
QuonsetHut Radio Station & Record Sales
NorthStar Glass
NorthStar Glass Chimney
NorthStar Glass Truck
Northstar Glass Overhead Crane
Route 66
Following World War II, Americans looking for adventure took to the open road. When Eastern vacationers heard the phrase "Out
West," it brought to mind endless desert vistas, Native American villages and rugged scenery along U.S. Highway 66 between
Chicago and Los Angeles. It was one of life's true joys, road tripping cross-country with your favorite allies, loaded
with snacks and supplies. Stealing away for a brief respite from life's cares and worries, to adventure anew. Nowadays people
are in such a hurry, a nostalgic ride like one would get on such a historic road, isn't in the thinking of most. Not to mention
the awareness that taking such frivolous joy rides is tantamount to playing a game of reckless endangerment with the environment.
Not that the Freeways and interstates are less polluting, but they are generally the more direct route. The great movie CARS
dealt with this very subject and in honor of that, I'm gonna put a ROUTE66 theme to my rural layout. The cornerstone of this
section of my Locomotion Project will be a CARS themed ROUTE 66 Speedway using 1:87 slot cars. This will trace not only the
history of Cars along Route 66 but also the history of American style auto racing such as NASCAR and grassroots dirt trackin'.
Route 66
Motel & Cabins
Route 66 Motel Along the way, Route 66 was the heart of "motel row" where motels, restaurants, service stations
and tourist traps lined the blacktop. Over its length, Route 66 paralleled major railroad lines, so motel row was just as
much of a trackside phenomenon as it was a roadside business center. For road-weary travelers, the colorful flashing neon
letters, moving chase lights and catchy motel names promised a restful night's sleep in a cozy cabin.
River Road Mercantile
River Road Mercantile When our great grand-parents were young, a trip to town was a real chore. A rough
ride over miles of dusty dirt roads meant you only went once a week. And only when the weather was dry. But in between, you
counted on the local Mercantile. Conveniently located nearby, the Mercantile offered a little something for everyone. There
were shelves full of hardware and horse tack to keep the farm running. The lady of the house could swap butter and eggs for
flour, sugar or other staples. Kids found a special treat in the penny candy jars. Retired folks could count on daily checker
games and pleasant conversation to pass the time. As the hub of activity in rural areas, many served as the local post office
and town hall too. Whether in its bustling prime or bypassed and neglected, River Road Mercantile has proven an important
addition to the rural area of my layout. It stand proudly 1 mile from the junction at the Main & Route 66 crossroads.
Roadside Inn & Restaurant
Route 66
Diner
Route 66 Raceway
Route 66
Tow Truck
Cars, The Movie
Route 66
The Rolling Stones
Route 66
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
