Roadside America 2016
John and I had been to Roadside America once before together, yet I wanted to go again, this time with the children.
One of my favorite sections of Roadside America
Roadside America is a model railroad miniature village. It’s located in Pennsylvania. It’s made with a lot of attention to detail. It was kind of interesting to see all that went into making the display:
The display contains….
- An 8,000 square foot, fully landscaped displaying over 300 miniature structures
- Up to 18 trains, trollies and cable cars running throughout the display
- 10,000 hand-made trees
- 4,000 miniature people engaged in everyday daily pursuits
- Many rivers, streams and waterways
- Interactive animations such as a circus parade, construction workers, saw mill workers and more, that can be activated by visitors.
- Scale is 3/8 of an inch to one foot.
- All trains are “O” gauge
- 600 miniature light bulbs
The display is constructed with
- 21,500 feet of electrical wiring
- 17,700 board feet of lumber
- 6,000 feet of building paper
- 4,000 feet of sheet metal under the plaster work
- 2,250 feet of railroad track
- 648 feet of canvas for waterproofing
- 450 feet of pipe
- 18,000 pounds of plaster
- 4,000 pounds of sheet iron
- 900 pounds of nails
- 600 pounds of rubber roofing material
- 75 pounds of dry paint
- 75 gallons of liquid paint
- 225 bushels of moss
- 25 bags of cement
- Three barrels of screened sawdust
- Three barrels of tar
The children had a great time, Silas just didn’t know where to put his eyes if he couldn’t take it all in at once. Rubí liked pushing the buttons that allowed for movement in certain parts of the village, and Ezra enjoyed looking at it all.
Here is just a short movie showing a fraction of what there is to see!
