The Mogollon Railroad

[nachoman]

Kevin,
Have you ever been to the town of Mogollon in NM? Your layout reminds me of it a bit... 'cept your town sits at the top of a hill while the actual town of Mogollon sits in a valley. While it's kind of tucked out of the way, it's still a neat place to stop with a pretty decent little burger joint. If you keep going out the backside, your in for a treat of several hours worth of beautiful, single lane, dirt, mountain driving.
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I've been to silver city, and the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. New Mexico is one of those states where if you didn't know better, you would think the whole place is a crap hole. But when you get off the main routes (specifially I-40 and I-10), there are some awesome areas to discover.

I am basing my layout on Old Morenci, which no longer exists. Morenci was called "Joy's Camp" before it was called Morenci, and because my layout is supposed to be freelanced, I chose "Joy's Camp" for the name of my town. Even though I am baisng my town off of Morenci, I am not hesitant throw in elements from other regional mining towns - Jerome, Bisbee, Silver City, Globe, and yes, even Mogollon. My railroad is actually named after the ancient people who once inhabited the area, and I assume the town of Mogollon was named accordingly. I wanted a single, regional sounding name similar to the "Coronado" Railroad, so I whipped out a map and looked for names that sounded good.