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Pennsy & Reading Railroads

Layout Description

 

Specifications

 

Scale - HO

Geographic Area - North Central Pennsylvania

Time Era - +/- 1954

Railroads - Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads

Size - 1300 square feet

Configuration - Walk around single deck point to point - connected to lower level staging by two helices.

Operating System - color coded car cards and waybills

Layout Control - Digitrax Radio

Turnout Control -

   “reachable” switching areas - hand throws

   All other (mains/yards/staging) - Tortoise

Train Scheduling - informal - no dispatcher. TT/TO and fast clock on the drawing board.

Scenery - 85-90% complete

Train Lengths -

   coal trains - 24

   express freights - 20

   local freights - 10-16

Near Future Project - introduction of passenger train operations           

 

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