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