Tom Banks's North South Railroad (N)
Layout Tour Dates
Important Note: For 2020, there will be no "open house", in-person layout tours. All Piedmont Pilgrimage tours will be "virtual", video-only tours.
Layout Description:
The North South Railroad is an N Scale basement empire occupying approximately 900 sq. ft. The layout represents a bridge route connecting Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Cincinnati.
Operations feature intermodal and coal trains, as well as mixed freight, set in the 1970-2000 time frame. Layout highlights include Cheoah Dam module built by Mike Callahan, MMR with a gantlet bridge across the Little Tennessee River; Ryder/PIE truck terminal; Ford auto assembly factory, and Lady Jane coal loader.
The North South Railroad was featured in the May/June 2013 issue of NScale Magazine.
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Scale |
N |
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Size |
55' X 17' (approximately 900 sq. ft.) |
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Prototype |
NS & CSX |
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Locale |
Atlanta to Cincinnati |
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Era |
1970’s to 1990’s |
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Style |
Dogbone |
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Len. of Mainline |
300’ |
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Benchwork |
L-girder with 3/16" plywood & Styrofoam scenery |
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Scenery |
80% - Hundreds of trees |
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Backdrop |
Sky/clouds to ceiling, with coved corners |
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Controls |
Digitrax DCC |
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Wheelchair Accessible |
No |
