Name: Port Destiny
Scale: 1:87
Size: overall, 30"x 120": 46"
Style: shelf
Period: 1970's
Locale: gulf coast
Theme: Freelance --Southern & L&N
scenery : foam covered in plaster
Control: Straight DC
Roadbed: traditional cork
Track: Atlas code 100 Max grade: .05%
Minimum radius: 18"
Backdrop: 1/4" masonite Fascia: 1/8" masonite
Name: Clarenville & Shoal Harbour RailwayScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 22' x 13'Height: ~40"Layout Type: PrototypeLayout Style: Around The RoomLocale: Clarenville, Newfoundland, CanadaEra: Early 1980'sRailroads: Canadian National, TerraTransportMotive Power: DieselScenery: Carved FoamControl: Lenz DCCRoadbed: FoamTrack: Atlas Code 100Turnouts: Switches, #4, #6Min. Radius: 18"Max Grade: 0%Backdrop: TBDFascia: TBDStart Date: TBD
Description: I first began the designing of my model railroad in 2002. But with no place to build it, I have been concentrating on purchasing all of my known required items (locomotives, rolling stock, track, scenery, etc.). My 22' x 13' layout is currently designed in AutoCAD, but depending on the size of space that I hope to eventually get, the design may have to change. The design currently consists of the Clarenville Station and Yard, Bonavista Branch Junction, Shoal Harbour River Trestle, and Balbo Drive Crossing. Though, the Newfoundland Railway (1881-1988) was a narrow guage railway, I have chosen to model it in HO scale to simplify things. Much of the Newfoundland equipment was unique, thus, there will be a significant amount of kitbashing and customization to make the equipment look like their prototypes. Wish me luck!
Mike Stacey -------------------------------------------- Clarenville & Shoal Harbour Railway
Heres mine it it under construction in a 12ft by 16 ft shed with a 4 foot section in the front of the shed for sitting and work area.
Name: Maine Central RR and the B & B RR. B & B is the branchline. It interchanges with MEC as an independent division.
Scale: HO
Size: 12'x 12' around the room with a pennisula as part of the back wall for a 4'x 6' fishing village. One swinging walk thru from the sitting area.
Height : 42" to 48"
Style: "C" shaped with a center pennisula for fishing village. With swing gate installed becames full circle for continuous run.
Period: 1959 to 1970
Locale: Coast of Maine east of Portland. 1 yard will be in South Portland where Maine Central and Boston and Maine shared the Rigby yard. This will be my interchange with the MEC and B&M. The B & B will also interchange with the Grand Trunk, the CN and the BAR.
Theme: Branchline running on old well maintained MEC trackage, so speed limits are in the 50s.
Scenery:Foam, hydrocal, hard shell, and Woodland scenics materials.
Control: CVP Easy DCC
Roadbed: Woodland Scenics, sheet for yards
Track: Atlas code 83 for mainlines and code 70 for yards and sidings. all switches are to be 4s, 5s,& 6s
Max Grade: 3%
Minimum Radius: 22 inch on main 18 inch yards
Backdrop & Fascia: 1/8" masonite
Rolling stock and power: 40' cars and 50' cars. 44 tonners, 70 tonners, SW 4, GP7s, 2-8-0, gas electric, RS3 and RS11
The layout has been designed and I am finishing the shed with insulation and sheetrock to get ready to start to build the railroad. Electricity has been run to the shed so I am hoping to have trains up and running here in Orofino, Idaho this coming winter. Anyone in the area who wants to stop by to visit my layout email me at snodriv1@aol.com.
Name: CSX Lowell Subdivision
Scale: HO (1:87)
Size: 10' x 30'
Height: About 36", going to extend it to 48 hopfully
Layout Type: Protolanced
Layout Style: Peninsula based
Locale: Southeast US
Era: Late 90s to present
Railroads: CSX, Amtrak
Motive Power: Diesel, mainly GP38-2s and smaller road diesels
Scenery: None yet, but going to be foam
Control: The ORIGINAL MRC prodigy.
Track: Bachmann EZ track and flextrack
Turnouts: #4, a few #6, and two #6 crossovers.
Min. Radius: 18" in some spots, 22" and up in most areas
Backdrop: None yet
Fascia: None yet
Start Date: Hopefully soon
NAME: Shenango & Allegheny Valley RR.
SCALE: 1:87
SIZE: 7'x11'
HEIGHT: 42" - 56"
STYLE: free standing "island" with 3'x7' pit in center
PERIOD: Fall 1953
LOCALE: Western Pennsylvania
THEME: Freelanced version of Bessemer & Lake Erie's Hilliards Branch, focusing on section of RR between Goff Jct & Goff (roughly 2 miles).
SCENERY: Plaster gauze over cardboard web/supports
CONTROL: Analog DC with block control
ROADBED: Foam track bed (Walthers), cork, artist foam core board.
TRACK: Atlas & Peco code 100 flex, Shinohara & Peco turnouts, & (future) handlaid code 83 with Central Valley turnout kits.
MAX GRADE: 2% - 3%
MINIMUM RADIUS: 20"
BACKDROP: 1/4" masonite
FASCIA: 3/16" birch paneling
OPERATING SCHEME: Interchange from mainline at Goff Jct., with Goff at end of Goff branch. Layout will have 2 levels with staging for mainline trains underneath upper level. Access to staging is through central 3'x7' pit. Backdrops will hide central pit. Track elevation will be gained by attaching single track roadbed to vertical supports of upper level/backdrops thereby creating an "extended" helix. Length of branch "main" will be around 25ft; almost a half mile in HO. Upper level will have same 2 prototype industry types as original Goff: Martin Stone quarry (limestone) & Butts Mine (coal). The structures will be freelance/ scratch/bash & I plan on adding a freight house/team track to add a little variety. Goff Jct has at least 4 industry spurs & is on a 2'x8' segment & 50% complete: track, wiring & ballast-done. Structures, scenery, details remain on the "to do " list.
Chicago & South Forest Terminal RR
Type: Switching / Industrial / Point to Point Layout Scale: HO Layout Shape: 'U' shaped frame 14 feet along one edge, 8 feet along the next edge, and 17 feet along the other edge. Layout width is mostly 2 feet. The layout has been designed so that it can be expanded in the future by simply adding extra 6 foot modules as space permits. The layout can also be configured in various sizes of 8 x 6 feet 'L' shaped, 14 x 18 feet 'L' shaped, 17 x 10.5 feet 'U' shaped, and various other configurations. Motive power: All diesel, GP's, SW's, RS's and FT's Rollingstock: Mostly 40 to 60 scale feet in length. Control System: ROCO LokMaus 2 DCC, although most turnouts are Peco Insulfrog turnouts which means DC can be used on the layout and have locos isolated from track power. Setting: Located between Indiana Harbor Belt (IHB) and Elgin, Joliet and Eastern (EJ&E) lines, near Illinois / Indiana border, mid 1970's to mid 1980's. Layout Construction: Pine frame, with either MDF, Masonite, Chipboard, or no base (depending on what the scenery needs). The layout is constructed of modules 6 feet or less in length and 2 feet or less in width Amount of Track: Approximately 150 feet. About 50 feet of that is classified as 'mainline'. Scenery Contruction: A variety of methods including polystyrene base covered in plaster bandage, and cardboard meshing covered in plaster bandage. Because of the 2 foot wide baseboards, the scenery is mainly concentrated on those facilities the railroad serves, and the landscape features closest to the railroad itself. The layout is mainly flat, but there are some 'ups and downs' in the scenery to add a little scenic interest. There are also some trees and other features which give a more scenic dimension to the layout.
Website: http://www.stanfordnorth.com/jimsjunction and click the C&SFT link in the menu.
James Stanford
Layout at a glance
Name: Notyme & Munee RR Scale: HO Size: 16'-8"x9'-9"Height: about 46" Style: folded dogbone plus loop w/ duckunder Period: early diesel era Locale: Eastern Kentucky Theme: Freelance shoestring short lineScenery: plaster of paris over cardboard strips Control: DC - two old MRC throttlepacks Roadbed & Construction: cork on cookie-cutter plywood Track: Atlas code 00 Max grade: 2.5% Minimum radius: 24"Backdrop: Looks a lot like the basement wall
Based on a "what-if" scenario - assumes that the Monon determined to expand eastward by acquiring and daisy-chaining small lines east of Louisville in order to market itself as a direct link between the eastern coal fields and Chicago.
"I am lapidary but not eristic when I use big words." - William F. Buckley
I haven't been sleeping. I'm afraid I'll dream I'm in a coma and then wake up unconscious. -Stephen Wright
Name: Falls ValleyScale: 1:87 Size: overall, 10' x 11.5', two stage expansion in future to roughly 12'x22' and second stage TBD.Height: TBD" Style: Wall shelf w/ duckunder section Period: Varies with era of equiptment on layoutLocale: Mid AtlanticTheme: Freelance Scenery: TBDControl: Digitrax Super Chief DCCRoadbed: Testing rubberized roadbedTrack: Kato UnitrackMax grade: None, Main not yet completeMinimum radius: 28 inch main possibly 34.Backdrop: none.Fascia: none.
I consider this railroad in planning in excess of 30 years. It might take me another 30 to finish it.
Name: South Cascade & SoundScale: 1:87 Size: overall, 16' x 9' Height: 48-42 (room is old garage so on a slant) Style: around the room - folded dogbone with reversing loop on one end Period: 1948-1958Locale: Puget Sound
Theme: Freelanced SC&S interchange with UP and GN (some MR too!)Scenery: plaster shell with castings and sculptamoldControl: DCC [NCE Powerhouse Pro (5A)]Roadbed: mixed; mainline is Woodland Scenics Foam; yard and siding 3/32 corkTrack: Atlas code 83Max grade: 3.5% Minimum radius: 28" upper, 22" lower Backdrop: 1/4" masonite Fascia: 1/8" and 1/4" masonite
Name - Penn Valley RR Co.
Scale - HO
Size - 11 x 12
Height - 53", with 58" branch line
Style - Around the room with two duckunders
Period - 1950s - 60s, but very loose in this area when it comes to motive power
Locale - Eastern US
Theme - Freelance east-west bridgeline
Scenery - Rosin paper with white glue and plaster castings
Control - DC
Roadbed - mix of EZ trak, and Woodland scenics trackbed with code 100
Radius - 18", and 22"
(Sorry, this thing wants to double space).
Name: Ardena District.
Scale: 1:160
Size, overall: 3' X 34'
Height: 46-50"
Style: Along the (one) wall.
Percent completed: About 15%; started construction Jan., 07.
Period: 1947-1953
Locale: High plains of Colo., Kan., Neb., and portion of Dent Line of UPRR in Colo.
Theme: Semi-freelance. Dent line prototype; Ardena, freelance.
Scenery: Mostly flatlands.
Control: Straight DC, but considering DCC.
Roadbed: Traditional cork; may do a little foam (Woodland Scenics).
Track: Code 83 Atlas and Peco staging; code 55 Micro Engineering main level.
Max. Grade: 0.75 to 2% (to/from staging).
Min. Radius: 17.5", except some industrial spurs.
Backdrop: 1/8" hardboard.
Fascia: 1" X 4" w/ 1/8" hardboard as needed.
My layout at a glance
Name: Corando County Lines
Size: 25"x48"
Height: 1" (Not on legs yet)
Style: Stand alone (when I can get some legs on it)
Period: No set era
Locale: North Texas
Theme: Fallen Flags
Scenery: Mostly Woodland Scenics
Control: 12 Volt DC Power Pack
Roadbed: Molded onto track
Track: Life Like Products Power Loc
Max Grade: .2%
Minimum Radius: 9.75"
Backdrop: N/A
Lionel collector, stuck in an N scaler's modelling space.
(I added two categories)
Name: Saint Remy & Atkarton Scale: 1:87.1 HOSize: overall, 27' x 16', 100' main line, 118' mountain line complete - more to comeHeight: 42" lower 54" upper with some variationStyle: G shaped Period: Late 1950's - 1960's Locale: Mid-Husdon Valley / Eastern Catskills Theme: Freelance interchanges with NYC, U&D, Walkill ValleyScenery: Structolyte, Foam, Paper strip, didn't try glueshell yet
Roadbed: Combo of foam covered plywood and cookie cutterControl: Straight DC for nowRoadbed: WS foamTrack: Code 83 and 100, mostly shinohara TO's Max grade: 2.1% Minimum radius: 30"/33" double track main, 26" mountain Backdrop: Wall and 1/4" Masonite || Scene divider 1/4" plexiglasFascia: none yet. Will probably use masonite.
Overall Completeness: probably 25%, track 50%
Isn't building it half the fun?
Karl
The mind is like a parachute. It works better when it's open. www.stremy.net
Name: New England Central Railroad
Scale: N
Size: 21' x 9.5'
Height: 52"
Style: around the room with lift bridge at door and duck under at one end of room to access staging and workbench
Period: 2000
Locale: Connecticut River between White River Jct., VT and Bellows Falls, VT
Theme: Variety - prototype New England Central, Guilford, Amtrak, Vermont Rail (Washington County and Green Mountain Railroad), Claremont and Concord, plus a freelance tourist/dinner train, the Otter Creek Wine Train
Scenery: foam insulation board with Woodland Scenic product, and ground real maple leaf for groundcover (matte medium preserves Fall color)
Control: Digitrax DCC
Roadbed: cork, or direct to foam
Track: Atlas flextrack, Peco switches
Max grade: 0%
Minimum radius: 18" mainline, 14" industrial
Backdrop:1/4" masonite, or painted wall
Fascia: 1/8" masonite
The layout is fully operational, with scenery now 10% complete.
Geof Smith
Cumberland, ME