Layout Details

John Wilson’s Saint Louis Gateway

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Address

• 1302 Mary Dale Dr Sw, Lilburn, GA, 30047

Layout Description

• The St. Louis Gateway is an N-scale layout representing operations on the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) around SH Interlocking and Madison Yard during the late 1980s. The operations simulate traffic patterns through a major interlocking tower, SH Interlocking in Madison lL. During an operating session, the SH Tower operator will control the movement of about 50 trains from 5 different mainlines. About half of these movements are switching transfers from many different railroads in the St. Louis area (5 staging yards.)

Scale / Gauge

• N

Size of Layout

• 19'X20'

Prototype

• Terminal Railroad Association of St.Louis (T.R.R.A.)

Location Modeled

• East St. Louis, lL and St. Louis, MO area.

Era

• Modern

Style of Track Plan

• Point-to-Point

Layout Height

• 48" lower 60" upper"

Benchwork

• Open Grid

Roadbed Material

• Cork

Track Manufacturer

• Other

Turnouts

• Other

Minimum Main Line Radius

• 15"

Maximum Grade

• 2 %

% Scenery Complete

• 70 %

Backdrop

• Painted masonite

Control System

• DCC - Digitrax

Car Forwarding System

• Other

Train Authority / Dispatching

• Other

Operating Group

• Boomers, East Side Gandy Dancers

Wheelchair Accessible

ADA Comments

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