Layout Created by my son Timothy Munnell. It Depicts the junction between the Chicago Kentucky Railroad and the Missouri, Indiana & Ontario. Two principal tables with two connecting tables and four tables for upper levels. One area represents Paris Illinois, whose central business district was encircled by railroads at one time. The remaining areas are industrial and yards. Layout is Bachmann EZ track, which allows for its alteration each year. The layout will never be the same at any two visits. This year the layout has 3 different levels. Timothy plans to build a permanent table for future expansion.
Also my son's friend Julian Lewis' HO layout will be set up on the left side room of the Train Room. Julian's layout is a 5X6, it will be et up on the floor. His layout is also Bachman EZ track which makes it simpler to move. The layout is set along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision in Eastern West Virginia. The part of the Alleghany Subdivision that Julian models runs from Huntington, West Virginia to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Scale / Gauge
HO
Size of Layout
14x10
Prototype
Midwestern Railroad Junction
Location Modeled
Paris, Illinois
Era
Modern equipment on railroads that existed in the 1960s
Style of Track Plan
Linear along the basement walls
Length of Main Line
240'
Layout Height
Lower 42, middle 49, upper 56"
Benchwork
L girder
Roadbed Material
Plastic
Track Manufacturer
Bachmann
Turnouts
Bachmann
Minimum Main Line Radius
18"
Maximum Grade
4 %
Scenery Techniques
Grass materials and paint with trees
% Scenery Complete
35 %
Backdrop
painted walls
Control System
DC Transformers
Car Forwarding System
None
Train Authority / Dispatching
Mother May I
Direction Comment
Enter the layout through the garage at the end of the driveway.
Wheelchair Accessible
ADA Comments
Follow the signs to the house and enter through the garage
