The Clinchfield

Bill Roff's "The Clinchfield", cover story for the November 1976 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. Agfachrome by William T. Roff, Jr.

Railroad Model Craftsman, November 1976:

The term "model railroading" and "indoors" are often assumed to be inseparable. In addition to a handful of modelers who have extended their layouts beyond the confines of their homes into the backyard, there are a growing number of enthusiasts who are utilizing components chiefly intended for the live-steam fraternity -- a group generally more interested in locomotives, per se, than railroading -- to do some railroading outdoors. One such modeler is Bill Roff of Tryon, N.C., who has an HO pike in the house and a 1-1/2 inch scale railroad in the backyard. Since his Koster battery-powered diesels and lettered for the Clinchfield. It was only a natural to feature his efforts on this month's cover.