The Jackson and Carriton Railroad is a fictional railway in the mountains of West Virginia in the U.S.

This Z scale (1:220) model railroad is approximately 90cm x 150cm. It is primarily constructed of expanded polystyrene foam board, carved into landforms and topped with Sculptamold modeling medium and plaster rock castings.

The layout is divided into two scenes. One side models Autumn, with yellow, orange and red trees built individual from dried flower stems, pillow fiber and ground foam ‘leaves’. This side of the layout is about 50% complete now.

The other side of the layout will depict a Winter scene. Currently, a base layer of Sculptamold and white paint has been applied. But this will be followed with a smooth layer of hydrocal to represent snow drifts, and all will be covered with Woodland Scenics snow powder.

The main feature of the layout are the bridge crossings. This stone arch bridge was cut in place from expanded foam. Then I applied styrene sheet embossed with a concrete block pattern. And finally, I added styrene pieces to represent the detail in the stone arches. The bridge is approximately 90 scale meters long, and will require180 meters of fine Z scale handrails to complete it.