New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Central RR 
Bill Raymond
- 68 Kimberly's Way
- Jasper, Georgia 30143
- 678-454-6132
- trainman@etcmail.com
Tour Schedule
Sunday October 16, 2011 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Directions
See It On The Map
Follow written directions and look for the directional signs instead of relying on a GPS which may give incorrect information.
From the south (i.e., Canton, Woodstock or Marietta), take Highway I575/GA 515 north to GA 108. Turn left onto GA 108 (Waleska Highway) and go 3.3 miles to Henderson Mountain Road. Turn right onto Henderson Mountain Road and proceed 2.1 miles to Petit Road. Turn right onto Petit Road and proceed about ½ mile to Sylvia’s Way (Jordan’s Crossing Subdivision). Turn left on Sylvia’s Way and continue to Hawkin’s Ridge (stop sign). Turn right on Hawkin’s Ridge, then immediately turn left onto Kimberly’s Way. Second mailbox on right is 68 Kimberly’s Way (corner of Kimberly’s Way and Madison’s Court). Entrance to train room will be through basement door at rear of house.
Layout at a Glance
| Scale: | N |
| Size: | 25' X 28' |
| Prototype: | NYC, PRR and B&O |
| Locale: | Mid Central US (primarily Ohio) |
| ERA: | 1950's to 1960's |
| Style: | Linear Walk around |
| Length of Mainline: | 202 ' or 6.11 Scale Miles |
| Latout Height: | 49" to 57" |
| Benchwork: | L-Girder with Box Grids |
| Roadbed: | Cork over Plywood or Foam |
| Trackwork: | Peco Code 80 |
| Turnouts: | Most handmade, #8 for Mainline , # 5 for Yards/Industrial |
| Min Radius: | 16" |
| Maximum Grade: | 2.1% |
| Scenery: | Hardshell/Foam 10% complete |
| Backdrop: | Painted Hardboard |
| Controls: | Digitrax DCC (wireless) |
| Wheelchair Accessible | Yes |
The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Central Railroad is a mythical merger of my three favorite railroads, NYC, PRR and B&O, and is set primarily in Ohio. The layout was designed with operations in mind and is essentially a single track mainline with passing sidings and hidden staging yards at each end. The average train is 20 to 25 cars long and when travelling from staging to staging takes approximately 12 minutes to cover the 6.11 scale miles. Since the start of construction in September 2006, most of my efforts have been in refining the original design to hopefilly ensure the railroad is interesting, fun and a bit challenging to operate. In april 2010, I decided to replace the existing Peco turnouts with ones handmade using Fast Track jigs. To date over 70 handmade turnouts have heen built and installed, with approximately 50 to go. In addition to replacing approximately 45 turnouts since the 2010 Piedmont Pilgrimage, other changes include a Meat Processing complex, a brewery complex, a 600 scale foot curved Steel Trestle and the start of scenery in selected areas.
Updated: Sun Nov 13 20:54:57 2011