Concept of the Pohoy, karankawa
and western railroad
The Pohoy, Karankawa and Western Railroad is a freelanced railroad set on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Pohoy and Karankawa were small indian tribes which resided in the Tampa Bay and Brownsville, TX
areas, respectively. My research indicates there are no longer any active, organized members of these tribes.
If they are out there, I hope that my homage to them will not be seen as a slight.
My earlier freelanced railroad, which I created in the 1990’s, was the Mohican Central. Another American
Indian themed railroad. Set in New England, it was named for my first, now ex-wife. Therefore it could not
continue in existence!
Karankawa is supposed to translate as “dog lovers” so it was a particularly appealing name to me, given our
family love affair with our now departed dog Scout.
I am attracted to modeling the coast of the Gulf of Mexico for several reasons. I have lived in the area and
enjoy its flora and fauna, its beauty and cuisine. Additionally, it is an infrequently modeled part of the country,
which offers some interesting varieties of terrain, particularly bridges and water. There is also a variety of
industry in the area served by rail, including oil and shipping.
My plan is to build a modular HO scale railroad. The flat topography of the gulf coast will be relatively easy to
execute on modules, which I expect will be built to the single main line Free-Mo standard for set-up with
like-minded modelers in the future.
I particularly enjoy painting and decalling previosuly undecorated models. Therefore, creating my own
livery for the railroad was a pleasure, along with my own decal sheets. Feelancing gives me the freedom to
include some imagined industries, companies and structures, increasing my fun in the hobby.
For era, I plan to set the PK & W in the not too distant future. This again allows a little more creativity in my
modeling, is a relatively unusual approach to selecting an era, and permits me to weather the heck out of
the newest locomotives rolling off the hobby industry assembly lines!
These pages will have updates on modules as they are planned and built, as well as rolling stock,
locomotive and structure projects as they progress.
After all, a man has to have a hobby!
The Pohoy, Karankawa and Western Railroad is a freelanced railroad
set on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The Pohoy and Karankawa were
small indian tribes which resided in the Tampa Bay and Brownsville, TX
areas, respectively. My research indicates there are no longer any
active, organized members of these tribes. If they are out there, I
hope that my homage to them will not be seen as a slight.
My earlier freelanced railroad, which I created in the 1990’s, was the
Mohican Central. Another American Indian themed railroad. Set in
New England, it was named for my first, now ex-wife. Therefore it
could not continue in existence!
Karankawa is supposed to translate as “dog lovers” so it was a
particularly appealing name to me, given our family love affair with our
now departed dog Scout.
I am attracted to modeling the coast of the Gulf of Mexico for several
reasons. I have lived in the area and enjoy its flora and fauna, its
beauty and cuisine. Additionally, it is an infrequently modeled part of
the country, which offers some interesting varieties of terrain,
particularly bridges and water. There is also a variety of industry in the
area served by rail, including oil and shipping.
My plan is to build a modular HO scale railroad. The flat topography of
the gulf coast will be relatively easy to execute on modules, which I
expect will be built to the single main line Free-Mo standard for set-up
with like-minded modelers in the future.
Concept of the Pohoy, karankawa
and western railroad
