The Val Ease Central Railroad ©
Taking Z Scale to the Public Around the World
(Text and photos © Copyright Jeffrey MacHan)
The Long and Short of the VECRR Story
The Val Ease Central Railroad, NMRA Golden Spike layout, BEST OF SHOW Champion at the 2001 NMRA National Train Show and unmatched world traveller, is now part of the permanent collection of the Canadian Railroad Museum - Exporail.Enjoy the VECRR story through photos and movies, the texts of all articles written by Jeffrey MacHan, in-depth techniques used on the layout, lists of past and future events, upcoming and armchair projects as well as the cast of characters inhabiting mythical "Val Ease".
Working on the Railroad: Building the VECRR
The design phase of the Z-scale (1:220) VEC began in December 1992 with the first public show in March 1993. From a single suitcase, the layout ultimately grew to three seamlessly interconnected "divisions" in February 2000. "Val Ease Summit Division", the fourth and definitely final section of the VEC celebrated its Golden Spike in January 2005.
The Travels of the VECRR: Z-Ambassador to the World
Over 1,000,000 "passengers" from 50 cities in 25 states / provinces in Canada, the USA, Germany, the Netherlands and England have ridden the VEC at 87 events.
The VECRR's AmaZing International Adventures
This section presents the colorful VEC "travelogs": NMRA National Train Shows, the Sinsheim Chronicles, the Eurospoor AdventureZ and the London Festival Follies.
LINKSFavorite Sites |
FAQ100+ Tips |
GALLERYPhotos / Videos |
VECRRVEC Fan Club |
GSLRRGardenville Short Line |
THE VAL EASE COUNTY LIBRARY80 published* articles and more are available for your reading pleasure. * Ztrack Magazine / Scale Rails Magazine / Model Railroader Magazine
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Professionally restored by the VEC Library Staff! "Val Ease Summit" Construction Diary by Howard Kannitbee, P.E., VECRR Superintendent of Engineering |
The Layout Built to Share!
Miles O'Track - President & General Manager
Gowan Soomee - Secretary & General Counsel
Howard Kannitbee, P.E. - Superintendent
Oliver D. Place - Chief Surveyor
Isabel Ringing - Investor Relations
 Jeffrey MacHan, Chief Imagineer VECRR International AdventureZ were made possible in part thanks to the generous support of
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