John Travis’ Johnstown & Gerryville
The Johnstown & Gerryville Railroad (J&G) is an HO scale bridge route between the PRR and B&O operating in western Pennsylvania. Using the mid-fifties as a back-drop, this fully sceniced basement-size layout runs both steam and diesel. This large basement layout featuring 2 levels with valance lighting and LEDs for buildings & street lighting. Aisles are wide and the fascia is curved to be operator and visitor friendly.
We recently updated our lighting system with strings of LEDs to replace the compact florescent lights. The LEDs give us the capability to modify the lighting based on the time of day so we go from full daylight to night time in a controlled sequence. To top things off, we even added a lightning storm with great sound.
Features include: beautiful scenery providing a realistic setting for operations; the CTC Signal system is Dispatcher controlled to keep traffic moving; two visible staging yards; realistic animation and six towns provide lots of operating interest; Digitrax DCC controls the trains using wireless throttles; antique telephones are used for communications and several contest winning structures make this a great layout. Search for ‘Johnstown & Gerryville’ on Youtube to view our current videos.
Search for ‘Johnstown & Gerryville’ on Youtube to view our current videos.
Scale / Gauge
HO
Size of Layout
42/13
Prototype
freelance
Location Modeled
Western Pennslvania
Era
1953
Style of Track Plan
Point-to-Point
Length of Main Line
240'
Benchwork
L girder
Roadbed Material
Homabed
Track Manufacturer
Atlas
Turnouts
Peco
Minimum Main Line Radius
30"
Maximum Grade
2.5 %
Scenery Techniques
Plaster impregnated gauze molded over lattice of cardboard strips or wadded-up paper, stained light brown and covered in ground foam & trees.