Bill used homasote roadbed. Photo shows an AF Franklin puffing its way around the layout.

The layout featured many American Flyer operating accessories and equipment.

Bill displayed his extensive American Flyer® collection on shelves surrounding the trainroom.

Bill had a fine collection of original Plasticville structures.

This is a U.S. Army flatcar that Bill got from Doug Peck of Port Lines Hobby. Bill added the Army figures to the car to give it more of a sense of action.

Bill repainted this AF flatcar John Deere green and built the chocks to hold the tractors he bought for it. He lettered the car with S scale dry transfers.

Bill had recently created a two track operating shelf "layout" around the upper perimeter of his train room.

Here's another view of the shelf "layout." Note the trees, billboards, lighting and stuctures that Bill added to provide a more realistic view. Bill's wife Carol purchased all of the trees for about 22 cents apiece at a post Christmas sale at JoAnn Fabrics stores in western Connecticut.

Here's a wide angle view of the left end of Bill's dogbone layout.

President of the Connecticut S Gaugers since 1998, Bill Fuhrman, at his control panel calls the July 20, 2002 meeting to order.