Riverbend Model Railroad Club

The Riverbend Club's signature theme layout was the 32' x 22' double level HO scale Superior Northern Railroad.  Our model railroad represented Upper Peninsula railroading in the year 1962 with some "modeler's license" to allow the presence of the last of the steam locomotives as well as a few newer diesel locomotives.  The principle industries on the railroad were pulp wood, paper products, and, of course, iron ore mining.  The Superior Northern mainline ran from Sault St. Marie, Michigan to Duluth, Minnesota.  We modeled the towns of Sault St. Marie, Soo Junction, St. Ignace, Newberry, Munising, Marquette, Negaunee, Ishpeming, and Palmer.  Some points of interest were the Chief Wawatam railroad car ferry at St. Ignace, the International Bridges at Sault St. Marie, and the DSS&A ore dock and ore boat at Marquette.  This was a fully operational layout with operating sessions held once per month.

Unfortunately, our club has lost our location for this fine layout.  The last operating session was held on November 14, 2011.  As of this writing, the layout is being disassembled and will be put in storage by the end of the year.  Perhaps the Superior Northern theme will come alive again at a future location. But until then, we will concentrate our efforts on our Free-mo layout at Sunset Manor.