Grafton and Greenbrier
            Miscellaneous Page

            The Grafton and Greenbrier Miscellaneous Page has pieces of information that may be of interest to the "surfer" that do not fit elsewhere on the page.

            Grafton and Greenbrier International
                When Lin Young calls the Grafton and Greenbrier "world-famous", he is not too far off base.  Since the web page has been moved to graftonandgreenbrier.com, the web page has been visited by people from at least 26 countries.
            These countries include:
             
            Australia
            Austria
            Belgium
            Brazil
            Canada
            Colombia
            Denmark
            Germany
            Indonesia
            Ireland
            Japan
            Malaysia
            Mexico
            Netherlands
            New Zealand
            Norway
            Portugal
            Singapore
            Slovenia
            South Africa
            Spain
            Sri Lanka
            Sweden
            Switzerland
            United Kingdom
            United States
             
            To all those visiting from near and far, thank you for taking time to visit the Grafton and Greenbrier.

            Place Names on the Grafton and Greenbrier
            One of the most interesting things about private road model railroads often is the names of the places along the line.  The Grafton and Greenbrier is no exception.  The following are some of the places on the Grafton and Greenbrier and how they got their names.
            Sunshine - The Sunshine siding sits below where a window used to be.  This window was covered over when the backdrop was placed around the railroad.  The town was so named because "the sun never shines in Sunshine anymore."

            SlatyFork - The Grafton and Greenbrier's SlatyFork bears almost no resemblance to the real thing.  Nevertheless, that is where SlatyFork gets its name.

            Brown Generating Station - Named for its builider, Jack Brown.

            JD Cabin - Whether he goes by Vice President Doyle, Dispatcher Doyle, Employee Doyle or any other number of titles, Jerry Doyle has been on board with the Grafton and Greenbrier since Day One.  As a result, the first place that was constructed on the Grafton and Greenbrier outside of SlatyFork was named after him.

            Weaver Creek - Named for Keith Weaver, another long-time employee.

            Corely Coal Company - Named for Lin Young's parents.

            Pipe Falls - Pipe Falls is perhaps the most humorous name on the railroad.  The custom at the Young household is that Saturday morning and afternoon is work time.  After a long day of work, the neighbors come over for dinner almost every Saturday night.  One particular Satruday, Lin Young was putting the finishing touches on the new ceiling in the railroad room in preparation for the layout.  As dinner time arrived, there was one last furring strip that needed to be installed over the area where the top of the mountain would eventually be constructed.  In his haste to get the job finished, Lin drove the last finishing nail for the project straight through the water pipe for the bathroom immediately upstairs.  As one might imagine, water went EVERYWHERE.  To this day, the ceiling still sags in the place where this "accident" occurs.  When construction to the summit was completed several months later, a name had not been given to the location yet.  Seeing the sag in the ceiling and remembering the accident, Charlie Young suggested that the place be called "Pipe Falls."

            Burdette Creek - The centerpiece of the railroad will eventually be the bridge at Burdette Creek.  What more fitting tribute than to name the bridge after its builder, Gary Burdette.

            Coleman Coal and Coke - Named for employees Mike and Jim Coleman.

            Greenbrier Lumber Company - Named for a lumber company that was owned by Lin Young's father.

            Couch -  Prior to the construction of the railroad, there was an old couch that sat in the area where the town would be constructed.  This particular couch was so "charismatic" that the the town had to be named for it.  As one might expect, there is a furniture factory in the Town of Couch.

            Trivett Coal Company - Named for its builder, Jim Trivett.

            Smith Summit - The "other" top of the hill is named after another long time employee, Dave Smith.

            ES Cabin - Named for Eric Splete, whose bedroom sits about two feet away from this location.

            Beverly -  Beverly has two reasons for being named what it is.  First, it is named after the actual Town of Beverly.  Second (and more importantly), it is named after the "Chairman of the Board", Beverly Young.



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