Timothy & Doug Munnell's Chicago-Kentucky Railroad andMissouri, Indiana & Ontario Railroad (HO)
HO Layout: Chicago-Kentucky Railroad andMissouri, Indiana & Ontario Railroad
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Scale |
HO |
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Size |
6’ x 8’ |
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Prototype |
Midwestern junction of two main lines |
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Locale |
Illinois |
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Era |
Present |
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Style |
Perimeter loop with sidings and spurs |
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Len. of Mainline |
28’ |
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Layout Height |
30” |
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Benchwork |
5/8” plywood on sawhorses |
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Roadbed |
Plastic |
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Trackwork |
Bachmann basic |
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Turnouts |
Bachmann basic |
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Min. Radius |
22” |
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Maximum Grade |
NA |
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Scenery |
50% |
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Backdrop |
Not complete |
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Controls |
Manual |
A small layout created using a Bachmann starter set and building from there. A fun layout using all of the available space and providing the opportunities for railroad action. The setting is Paris, Illinois which, like the layout, has the intersection of two mainlines and tracks around three sides of the central business district.
"O" Layout: Icelandic Northern Railroad
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Scale |
O |
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Size |
8’ x 3’ |
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Prototype |
None |
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Locale |
Iceland |
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Era |
Present |
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Style |
Perimeter loop |
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Len. of Mainline |
22’ |
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Layout Height |
34” |
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Benchwork |
5/8” plywood on sawhorses |
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Roadbed |
None |
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Trackwork |
Lionel Basic |
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Turnouts |
None |
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Min. Radius |
27” |
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Maximum Grade |
NA |
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Scenery |
25% |
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Backdrop |
Not complete |
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Controls |
Manual |
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Wheelchair Accessible |
Yes |
A friend of ours, knowing of our intersect in model railroading gave us a Lionel starter set and a station kit. At about the same time there was a large volcanic eruption in Iceland. A little research indicated that there are no railroads in Iceland. Since the layout was small, we figured we could use our imaginations and give Iceland its first railroad. The setting is a small town which is the northern terminus of the railroad. This railroad is located on top of our HO layout and acts as tunnels for the bigger layout.
Directions
From the intersection of Sandy Plains and Piedmont roads (Sprayberry High School) in east Cobb, go south 0.25 miles to Newton Road, west (right) on Newton Road two blocks to Bob Bettis Road, north (right) on Bob Bettis Road two blocks to Trent Drive then left on Trent Drive to the house.
