Moe's Short Line
Maurice Snook
- 160 Plantation Dr.
- Athens, Georgia 30605
- 1-706-543-3753
- maurice_snook@yahoo.com
Tour Schedule
Directions
See It On The Map
Take I-85 north to 316 and take it towards Athens. As you approach Athens, go past the Oconee Connector and get into the far right lane. This will take you onto Loop 10 south/(you will be going east) (DO NOT confuse Rt. 10/78 with Loop 10, the Athens bypass). Take this to the College Station Rd./University of Georgia exit (3rd exit designated Exit #7) and turn right on College Station Rd. Follow this about 2 miles until it dead ends (Kroger shopping center on left). Turn left onto Barnett Shoals Rd. At 4th traffic light turn right onto Cedar Shoals Dr. Go past Cedar Shoals High School and the road will dead end after about 2 miles at Whit Davis Rd (fire station on your left). Turn left onto Whit Davis Rd. and after about 500 feet turn right onto Plantation Dr. House #160 is the 6th house on the left (not counting corner house), follow signs to back yard. Coming out from the city of Athens on Rt. US78 east, turn right onto Whit Davis Rd. at the Eastside Walmart Superstore. Plantation Dr. is about 2 miles (turn left) one street before a stop sign at Cedar Shoals Dr.
Layout at a Glance
| Scale: | G |
| Size: | 100' x 50' |
| Prototype: | Freelance |
| Locale: | Snookum's Holler |
| Era: | Late 1800's - early 1900's |
| Style: | Multiple loops |
| Len. of Mainline: | 150' |
| Layout Height: | Ground level |
| Benchwork: | N/A |
| Roadbed: | Gravel |
| Trackwork: | Aristocraft brass |
| Turnouts: | #4 Aristocraft extra wide |
| Min, Radius | 4' |
| Maximum Grade: | 3% |
| Scenery: | Live plants, pond with koi/goldfish, stream, waterfall, rock mountain/tunnel (95% complete) |
| Backdrop: | N/A |
| Controls: | Aristocraft train engineer |
| Wheelchair Accessible | No |
Updated: Sat Mar 30 07:02:05 2013