Georgia, Alabama & Tennessee (GAT) RR, MDR Division.
Proto freelance Southeast railroads, primarily Central of Georgia with occasional Southern, Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line and L&N. Trains operate connections to Chattanooga, Birmingham, Atlanta and Savannah using waybill car forwarding system. Running mix of freight and passenger trains. Over 300' of mainline with currently six sidings. Layout is under construction. Mainline benchwork is complete. Upper level (Chattanooga) and lower level (Savannah) staging completed. The mainline completed between both levels of staging. The branch line on the lower level is complete. Upper level has two staging areas. Layout design includes point to point mainline and two branch lines with 17' of staging for upper and lower levels. Layout also includes four reverse loops for turning trains and continuous operation (for open house dates). Layout also has a unique external helix.
Scale / Gauge
HO
Size of Layout
50' x 17'
Prototype
Central of Georgia (CG), Southern (Sou), Atlantic Coast Line (ACL), Seaboard Air Line (SAL) and Louisville & Nashville) (L&N).
Location Modeled
North Georgia, North Alabama and Tennessee
Era
Late Transition Era
Style of Track Plan
Point-to-Point
Length of Main Line
320'
Layout Height
Lower 36" - Upper 60""
Benchwork
Open Grid
Roadbed Material
Cork
Track Manufacturer
Atlas
Turnouts
Fast Tracks
Minimum Main Line Radius
30"
Maximum Grade
2 %
Scenery Techniques
Plaster impregnated gauze molded over wadded-up paper
