The Mooselip Railroad is a 4 by 12 foot HO portable display model railroad, which was constructed by Marty Quaas and Bob Almeida. The Mooselip display is a model railroad which would fit into most homes and can be built with average building skills and tools. It is made from readily available, easy to build plastic building kits and is transported in an SUV. The Mooselip Railroad is available for displays and shows to promote Model Railroading in and around South Central Alaska. If you have a function where you would like to have Mooselip displayed at, or for more information, please e-mail Marty Quaas at cswrrceo@mtaonline.net. Please take a look at the photos shown below.
Mooselip is set-up at the annual Palmer, Alaska Colony Days. From Mooselip's Mayor parading around town, Boy Scouts out for a Hike, to a Hazardous Spill, Mooselip is a miniature world with many mini scenes.
Mooselips home builder, Ron Tilting is picking up his lumber. Somehow, all of Ron’s houses just seem to have a little tilt to them.
Tommy is swinging from the tire swing under his tree house.
The Bear Patrol from Boy Scout Troop 1 is out for a hike.
Some ruffians are tipping over Mike's out house. Could those legs we see in there be Mike's?
Here we see Sophy and her girls are doing the wash, while Carole Ann is raking the leaves next door, stirring up the dust.
At the Palmer Library, a youngster is checking out the scenes on Mooselip.
Yes Bob,from these humble beginnings, the mighty Mooselip has grown. Bob Almeida was a great help in building Mooselip.
From its first public display at the 2001 Fur Rondy, Mooselip has wooed visitors with all its mini-scenes.
Loaded in the back of a Ford Explorer, the Mooselip Railroad is ready to travel to another display.
Early this morning the Moon-Shiner's younger boy Zeb was delivering 3 kegs of shine when he rolled the pickup spilling the works. The County Mounties are looking for the boy and the Haz Mat crew has to clean up the mess. (They used straws.)
The afternoon local, pulled by ARR 2006 is pulling up-to the Mooselip Station. Some of the local Railfans have turned out to see what is on the train today.
At the Fur Rondy, I am pointing out all the interesting “goings-on” in the town of Mooselip. Set-up at the Alaska Railroad Depot in Anchorage, Mooselip awed all it’s Rondy visitors.
On the other side of town, A family of tourists have stopped in for lunch at the local diner. The Robo family takes a few minutes to window shop on the buildings.
Here we see Mooselip’s Mayor Ichabod Dolittle parading around town again. To better describe the Good Mayor's actions, most folks just call him "I Do Little". Following the convertible with the Mayor, is the Band Wagon and Plow truck. If we take a close look we can see the tuba player falling off the band wagon and the plow truck which the good mayor got real cheap for July and August. Riding on top of the Plow truck are two environmentalist from the group SAM (Save All Mosquitos).
Shown above I am at Palmer's, Colony Days with Mooselip set-up and ready for visitors.
The backyards are full of activities. Children are playing while dogs and cats scurry around lawnmowers and other items.
Mooselip Police Chief Terry discusses with Robo Guy that he can’t park that thing in the middle of the intersection.
On the left, while the County Mounties are looking for Zeb at the wreck, he is already in the tub washing off the ev-a-dence. At the top of the picture we see a moonshine still hidden in the trees and OH-My Gosh could that be Susie peeking over the fence.
Atop the Mooselip City Hall, we find the City Council working hard. They are trying to figure out how to raise taxes to pay for the plow truck.
Word of the moonshine spill got around town fast and Clem is bringing his hound dog over so they can get some licks in.
The Feltman Store is the only place in town to get gas. They also have great food, just watch out you don’t trip over a dog out front. On the left and below, we see the eternal checker game.
Out behind the Feltman Store, it looks like Kates dog Darkey has a couple of alley cats treed….ah…ah fenced.
It’s 3:35 and it looks like the School Children are getting on the bus to go home.
Richie and his dog are walking home from school.
Over on the back side of town is the local stock yard. The cows on the left had to be separated from the others as they have “Spotted Cow Disease”.
One of the cows got out and is headed over to the moonshine spill so he can get his licks in.
It looks like Al has just hauled in another car to work on. Al is really a good mechanic; he even gets around to working on a car once in a while.
Al not being one to waste space has this two story outhouse for his costumers’.
These two ladies are milking the cow while the men supervise.
A sow with her two cubs are out looking for lunch.
This car had a race with the train to the crossing and it was a tie. A train running over a car is about the same as a car running over a soda can.
Ken and Barbie have finally tied the knot. The happy couple will now ride in the carriage over to the “Barn” where the entire town of Mooselip will help them celebrate.
Arnold’s Drive In (from Happy Days) is the best place in Mooselip to get a hamburger, fries and a shake. Ol’ Arney just can’t flip those burgers fast enough. A close look will reveal the Fonz’s motorcycle is parked outside.
Here in Alaska we grow big cabbage. This one was grown over on the other side of town. Which ever side of town you are on, it is the other side of town. The secret is in the fertilizer, moose nuggets, humpy heads and just a touch of tabasco for flavor.
Two of Mooselip’s businessmen have stopped by Sam's shoe shine stand to get a shine and the local news.
One must always keep an eye out for the other residents of Mooselip.
