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An N scale tribute to the Erie Railroad running through Paterson, New Jersey, featuring the Paterson train station, handbuilt structures, custom buildings, and handmade plaster scenery.
Paterson Industrial captures the character of the Erie Railroad in Paterson, New Jersey, where passenger service, freight movement, factories, streets, and city life all came together around the rails.
A handbuilt station model anchors the layout and reflects the Erie Railroad’s role in the city.
Scratchbuilt buildings and custom details recreate the texture of an industrial rail corridor.
Handmade plaster scenery gives the railroad depth, shape, and a strong sense of place.
The layout preserves memories of the Erie Railroad running through Paterson in N scale.
The layout continues the work and vision of its original builder, Donald R. Polizzi, whose love of Paterson, railroading, and craftsmanship shaped the foundation of this railroad.
Follow the continuing story of the Paterson Industrial layout through scenes, updates, structures, scenery work, and the history behind the places represented in miniature.
Don was the original builder, designer, and guiding hand behind the model railroad that now continues in a new chapter.