The layout depicts a fictional town in Western Oklahoma that is serviced by both the Santa Fe and Frisco railroads coming from Kansas City,MO and Springfield, MO respectively. Industries include grain elevators, concrete plant, seed and feed dealer, manufacturing, meat packing plant along with supporting icing platform.
Scale / Gauge
HO
Size of Layout
54’ x 2’.
Prototype
ATSF and SLSF, freelance
Location Modeled
Non existent town in Western Oklahoma.
Era
Era in the mid xixties to the mid seventies. Most rolling stock consists of 40’ box cars, tank cars, cement hoppers, and covered grain hoppers. The scenery is on the plains.
Style of Track Plan
End to End
Layout Height
42”"
Benchwork
Wood frame deck
Roadbed Material
Cork
Track Manufacturer
Atlas
Turnouts
Peco
Scenery Techniques
Wadded paper covered with plaster gauze. All surfaces are pre painted with an earth color. Ground foam was sifted over a thinned layer of white glue, followed by a mist of fast water. Shrubbery is held in place with full strength white glue.
Backdrop
The backdrop is hand painted Masonite with printed scenery adhered to it along with building flats.
Control System
DCC - other
Car Forwarding System
None
Train Authority / Dispatching
Mother May I
Operating Group
None at this time east to west
Direction Comment
The layout is located at 101 Amy Lane, Carrollton, GA.
