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MEMBER MODELING ACTIVITIES
We invite you to explore the modeling activities of some of our members.
Here are links to photographs and descriptions of some of our members' modeling
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Ed models the Norfolk Southern and Southern Railway between Charlotte and Salisbury, NC, during the years after the NS merger between N&W and Southern. Ed reports "I've stretched the years to include many of the heavy new power seen today only because I like that new power but I still operate Southern equipment as well. Amtrak has a showing along with other equipment currently calling at the Charlotte station." Ed's layout is entirely DCC using the Digitrax Empire Builder and mostly TCS decoders. For more photos of Ed's layout as of May 2006, click here.
Gerry Adelman's Chicago, Washington & Charlotte Gerry is undertaking an ambitious layout construction in the form of a large 'E' in a 25 ft by 25 ft room. The photos below show his progress with the outer wings of the 'E'. The middle island will be constructed for the Washington station with an 8 track stub terminal. The photo of the back of the layout shows the included commuter line. Gerry is using DCC and recent operations had five engines operating on the available single track line. For updated photos of Gerry's layout as of May 2006, click here.
On his former layout, Larry modeled a portion of the Illinois Central from Chicago to Ft. Dodge. Cities included along the route were Rockford, Dubuque and Lynnville. Lynnville was a town named after Larry's wife. The industries were also named after Larry's children and grandchildren. Larry's Illinois Central was controlled by Digitrax DCC and was host to a monthly operating session. Photos courtesy of Mike Boyle.
The D & S has been my railroad name since I was in high school. For the
past 15 years it has occupied a room in my home that is about 10' x 10'.
Built on 3 levels, a train running at normal mountain railway scale speeds,
can take as long as 30 minutes to go out & back.
The D&S shares trackage with the B&O railroad. I grew up on the B&O in
W.VA., but since the B&O owned very little Alco power, I have made the
D&S an all Alco railway.
The D&S is really a joint-venture with Dave & Michele Chance. I own the
railroad, but without the Chance's help, might never have accomplished
much.
Digitrax DCC is used to control the system. Up to 3 operators can run
trains at the same time.
An open invitation: Generally we have operating sessions on Friday. If you
would like to tour the layout, contact me at
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The Knight Bros & Dad Railroad is modeled on the Norfolk Southern's "S LINE" running from Spencer to Asheville. The HO layout is on three levels in a 24x24 ft garage. It is set in the "modern era" and features a variety of mixed freight, wood chip and coal unit trains running between Tennessee and the Linwood Yard (both represented in storage yards) over the "S Line." The Monday Night Irregulars operate the layout each Monday night from 7 to 10 PM. The railroad is located at Rick's home just west of Birkdale, off Exit 25 of I-77. An Ideal crew is 8-10 and newcomers are always welcome. Directions are here.
For further details
email Rick at
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