The Yosemite Valley of Jack Burgess is as close as you can get to having a time machine that will transport you back to August of 1939. Jack is a stickler for historical accuracy not only as it relates to railroad equipment, but to life in general. Everything on this multi-level HO layout: the signs, the structures, the people and the automobiles are stamped with authenticity.

Being this accurate requires extensive research into the railroad and the era. With this detailed knowledge, his structures and rolling stock are scratchbuilt to exact dimensions.

The YV duplicates the passenger, logging, and mining operations that made the railroad possible.

Jack will show you little-known sources of prototype information that you can apply to your own railroad. The California Golden Hills are Jack's specialty and he'll show you how he gets the right look for his scenery. Contest winning models grace the layout, and this master will share some of his prized models with you.

 

The Yosemite Valley is a Great Model Railroad because of Jack's unswerving devotion to accuracy and to high modeling standards. Both Jack and his wife, Jacque, enjoy sharing the YV and the fun they have modeling a prototype railroad.