Welcome to the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad.  If this is your first visit to this site, you may want to start with the Layout page and "A&O 1.0," which contains photos of my first O scale layout.  That page  describes some of my model-railroading philosophies which were fleshed-out in my first venture into O scale. A&O 1.0 was featured in the May 2006 issue of Model Railroader. 

After a relocation in 2006, this second, almost twice the sized version of the A&O was planned and begun in January 2008. Known as A&O 2.0 it occupies 3,000 sq', including space under the garage (see Construction page, "Thick Roof"). Many scenes and ideas from A&O 1.0 are being replicated as they were operational favorites. And the design philosophies, especially the " operator-in-the-scene", and "operator/scene isolation" have been greatly enhanced given the increased space.

After ten years of construction, A&O 2.0 was operationally complete, and with that, so was the Construction page. Scenery and structure building is underway and photos will be placed on a the Scenery page. As this takes place, Bob Sobol’s magnificent photography skills will grace the Photos page. And finally the Operations page will detail how we play with our railroad. 

On the Forums page you can register/join and leave a comment, or begin a topical post if you so desire. There are many interesting, helpful topic posts by skilled modelers of all scales on the Forums. Visitors to A&O 2.0 are always welcome on a prearranged basis. Just send me a “Private Message” (PM) through the Forum.

So welcome to the A&O. Enjoy your virtual visit.

David Stewart
President and CEO
Milliken, CO