The Continental United States Version II

Hello everyone. It has been nearly two years since I last posted a layout on the Steam Workshop. I have started dozens of projects but most of them were left abandoned. I started this layout on January 22nd and it is by far my biggest map I’ve developed. I hope you all have as much fun with this as I had building it. The Continental United States V2 This layout is a very loose sequel to a layout I posted in April of 2021 called “The Continental United States - East to West”. In that layout, I tried to capture some of the diverse landscapes that can be found across the United States. In this layout, I also took inspiration from dozens of regions across America. While that layout took place in the mid 20th century this layout takes place in the modern era. In the original Continental United States, I used completely fictional states and cities to build my layout. This is still the case with V2. There are four states to explore in this layout: Planasiana- Plansiana is loosely based on Florida and Louisiana. CSX owns all of the trackage in the state. Richardson is Plansiana’s capital and includes a yard and several industries. There is also a massive tourist presense. Richardson Station is located just down the street from numerous hotels and casinos. If you look closely, the Gulf of Mexico is less than a mile from downtown. The village of Guava is also included in this state. Guava includes a small pine lumber yard and some storage track for excess rolling stock. A diner called Fred’s is also located here. This location is actually based on a real restaurant located in Plant City, Florida. New Vienna- New Vienna is based on several Appalachian States including Virginia and Tennessee. There is a small CSX rolling stock maintenance yard located near the New Vienna-Planasiana border. The mainline splits off of the layout for most of the state, leaving a railroad that mimics a smaller class 2- class 3 shortline. CSX and Norfolk Southern own trackage in this state. The town