My First Layout, the Second Handed Central Connector Railroad is a fictitious subsidiary of the Central Connecting Railroad made by Jack Wheelihan. It has been reconstructed 4 time in the last 3 years of building it. The layout models the 1950s but also runs modern scale equipment. I use MTH DCS, Lionel Legacy, and Blunami to run my equipment, which is powered by a Lionel 180-watt brick. My layout is relatively new as it is a work in progress. However, I don’t have the leisure to get everything done financially. Therefore, any donations that are made not only support the NMRA, but will also help me keep this layout rolling! Members and visitors are also allowed to Bring thier O-Gauge Trains to run. The only requirements are that the Trains must have a command control system(Lionchief, Lionchief plus, Lionchief plus 2.0, DCS PS2 or PS3, TMCC or Legacy).
Scale / Gauge
O
Size of Layout
8’ x 16’
Prototype
Southern Connecting point to the Central Connecting Railroad from Jack Wheelihan
Location Modeled
Layout is located in a storage room in the basement.
Era
1920s to Modern Era
Style of Track Plan
Modular
Length of Main Line
50'
Layout Height
42”"
Benchwork
Table Top
Roadbed Material
Other
Track Manufacturer
Lionel
Turnouts
Lionel
Minimum Main Line Radius
060"
Maximum Grade
.10 %
Scenery Techniques
Mostly prebought JTT Ballast and Trees with Lego Buildings and MTH Buildings
% Scenery Complete
34 %
Backdrop
None.
Control System
Other
Car Forwarding System
None
Operating Group
None. Working on creating a new operating group.
Direction Comment
Follow the Steps down into the basement. Make a right to the narrow hallway, then turn to the right where the workout room is and the layout is on the right.
