Jim Rogers's Cumberland Sub (HO)
Over 5 Years on Tour
| Scale: | HO |
| Size: | 12' X 30', 11' X 20, 3' X 8' and 3' X 10' |
| Prototype: | B&O, Baltimore to Cincinnati. With branches to West Virginia Pulp and Paper Mill and B&O/NYC in Charleston, WV. Selective freelance as needed. |
| Locale: | Baltimore to Cincinnati |
| Era: | Early to mid 60's |
| Style: | Walk around, shelf with peninsula, point to point with reversing loops at each end |
| Len. of Mainline: | 200' |
| Layout Height: | 43" to 54" |
| Benchwork: | L-girder |
| Roadbed | Cork glued to homasote |
| Trackwork: | Atlas flex, code 100 |
| Turnouts: | Atlas #6 mainline, #4 elsewhere |
| Min Radius: | 30 inch on mainline. Elsewhere, depends on what is needed. |
| Maximum Grade: | 3% |
| Scenery: | 98% |
| Backdrop: | Masonite down the peninsula and corners. Sheet rock down the walls. Painted with latex and acrylic paint. |
| Controls: | DCC Digitrax |
| Wheelchair Accessible | No |
