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Scale
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HO
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Size
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18x10 1/2 ft.
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Prototype
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B&O/C&O
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Locale
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Great Lakes to Virginia
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Era
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Transition period from steam to diesel 1950s and 1960s
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Style
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Duck under center island
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Len. of Mainline
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112 feet
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Layout Height
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50 inches
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Benchwork
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L-girder
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Roadbed
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Cork on plywood
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Trackwork
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3foot Atlas flex track code 100
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Turnouts
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Mostly #6 some#4 Peco insulfrog
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Min. Radius
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22inch
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Maximum Grade
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2%
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Scenery
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0%
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Backdrop
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Professionally painted 18 foot countryside mural wall
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Controls
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Digitrax DT402D duplex equipped loco net throttles
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Wheelchair Accessible
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No
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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.
