Around the wall layout in a large loft condo. Windows on exterior wall give a view to multiple mainline tracks for prototype action too. Currently benchwork is complete and beginning track installation. By fall 2025 aim is to have one of the double track mains running and some scenery mocked in. My route is Pittsburgh, PA to Columbus, OH. The layout will feature a circus and extensive Circus trains, a large steel mill and 2 large urban centers along with various towns along the route.
Scale / Gauge
N
Size of Layout
2.5' x 60'
Prototype
Pennsylvania Railroad with some New York Central
Location Modeled
Pittsburgh, PA to Columbus, OH
Era
Early Fall, 1953
Style of Track Plan
Linear along the basement walls
Length of Main Line
60'
Layout Height
42"
Benchwork
Open Grid
Roadbed Material
Homabed
Track Manufacturer
Peco
Turnouts
Peco
Minimum Main Line Radius
13"
Maximum Grade
2 %
Scenery Techniques
Not yet begun, likely a mix of materials. Likely plaster gauze over paper/cardboard.
Backdrop
no installed yet, will be painted Masonite
Control System
DCC - Digitrax
Car Forwarding System
None
Operating Group
Atlanta Intown Model Railroaders
Direction Comment
I'm in the Deere Lofts Building (former John Deere Plow Factory) Find my name on the call box and I will buzz you in
Wheelchair Accessible
ADA Comments
Access to my loft is accessible for wheelchairs, getting around the layout may not be.
