Bill Raymond's New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Central RR (N)

New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Central RR
68 Kimberly's Way
Jasper, GA 30143
See map: Google Maps
Over 5 Years on Tour
Contact Information
Bill Raymond
678-454-6132 (H), 770-841-0424 (C)
trainman@etcmail.com
Wheelchair Accessible: 
Yes
Layout Details
Scale: N
Size: 25' X 28'
Prototype: NYC, PRR and B&O
Locale: Mid Central US (primarily Ohio)
ERA: 1950's to 1960's
Style: Linear Walk around
Length of Mainline: 202 ' or 6.11 Scale Miles
Latout Height: 49"" to 57""
Benchwork: L-Girder with Box Grids
Roadbed: Cork over Plywood or Foam
Trackwork: Peco Code 80
Turnouts: Most handmade, #8 for Mainline , # 5 for Yards/Industrial
Min Radius: 16""
Maximum Grade: 2.1%
Scenery: Hardshell/Foam 40% complete
Backdrop: Painted Hardboard
Controls: Digitrax DCC (wireless)
Wheelchair Accessible Yes

The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Central RR is a mythical merger of the New York Central, Pennsy and B&O railroads, and is set primarily in Ohio. The layout is designed for operations and the track plan is essentially a single track mainline with passing sidings and hidden staging yards at each end. The average train length is 20 to 25 cars. Construction of the layout started in September 2006 and the Golden Spike was driven in September 2010. The Peco turnouts originally used in the layout are being slowly replaced with scratch built turnouts. To date 100 of the 127 turnouts have been built and installed. The most notable changes since last year is the expansion of the sceniced portions of the layout.

Directions 

Follow written directions and look for the directional signs instead of relying on a GPS which may give incorrect information.

From the south (i.e., Canton, Woodstock or Marietta), take Highway I575/GA 515 north to GA 108. Turn left onto GA 108 (Waleska Highway) and go 3.3 miles to Henderson Mountain Road. Turn right onto Henderson Mountain Road and proceed 2.1 miles to Petit Road. Turn right onto Petit Road and proceed about ½ mile to Sylvia’s Way (Jordan’s Crossing Subdivision). Turn left on Sylvia’s Way and continue to Hawkin’s Ridge (stop sign). Turn right on Hawkin’s Ridge, then immediately turn left onto Kimberly’s Way. Second mailbox on right is 68 Kimberly’s Way (corner of Kimberly’s Way and Madison’s Court). Entrance to train room will be through basement door at rear of house.