John Kruse's J & S RR (HO)
Scale |
HO |
Size |
18x10 1/2 ft. |
Prototype |
B&O/C&O |
Locale |
Great Lakes to Virginia |
Era |
Transition period from steam to diesel 1950s and 1960s |
Style |
Duck under center island |
Len. of Mainline |
112 feet |
Layout Height |
50 inches |
Benchwork |
L-girder |
Roadbed |
Cork on plywood |
Trackwork |
3foot Atlas flex track code 100 |
Turnouts |
Mostly #6 some#4 Peco insulfrog |
Min. Radius |
22inch |
Maximum Grade |
2% |
Scenery |
0% |
Backdrop |
Professionally painted 18 foot countryside mural wall |
Controls |
Digitrax DT402D duplex equipped loco net throttles |
Wheelchair Accessible |
No |
From the docks of the Great Lakes to the coal mines of Virginia, you will see, under construction, various industries. Plans include either coal or iron ore docks which include a Hulett unloader and a Shell Oil refinery. There is a six stall roundhouse and a 120 inch turntable, 5 track yard. 2 rivers will flow in and out of a small lake. A side track crosses over a bridge which leads to a coal mine. The layout is divided into 3 sections controlled by Digitrax DCS 100 and 2 DB 150's. There are 2 reverse loops, one at each end of the layout, controlled by PSX-AR solid state auto reverser. DS 64's control 50 Tortoise switch machines.