| The trains travel a 72-foot-long railroad system through a replica of Gadsden in the 1940's. The Good Year plant, steel plant, gas stations, bridges and houses have been recreated in miniature by the Coosa Valley Model Railroad Club. Members of the club researched the Gadsden of the 40's for two years before building began.
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Using more than 700 feet of track, 3 miles of wiring and 1,400 wooden screws, the club's members laid the groundwork for the miniature railroad
system that would support six trains simultaneously. Working from old
photographs and their own memories, they fashioned Gadsden's historic buildings
using items like photo negatives for windows and scrap foam board for walls.
Although the track is complete, the work of the Coosa Valley Model Railroad Club is never done. They continue to replace worn-out engines, check for train wrecks and add new structures to the 125 historic buildings already on display.
Click Here to visit the official Coosa Valley Model Railroad homepage
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