Pittsburgh Union Railroad 
Denny Durst
Tour Schedule
Saturday November 06, 2010 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Directions
See It On The Map
From I-85 take Rt 74 east. Turn left onto Peachtree Parkway go past Lake Kedron then right onto Interlochen Dr.
Layout at a Glance
|
Scale |
HO |
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Size |
28' X 19' |
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Prototype |
Western Pennsylvania |
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Locale |
Pittsburgh |
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Era |
1946 - 1966 |
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Layout Style |
Continuous running - through the wall - multi level shelf layout |
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Len. of Mainlines |
255' |
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Layout Height |
46" to 58" |
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Benchwork |
Shelf and L girder |
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Roadbed |
Foam with ballast |
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Trackwork |
Code 83 |
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Turnout Min |
No. 8 mainline, No. 6 yards - 43 wired turnouts – 12 manual turnouts |
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Min. Radius |
18" |
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Maximum Grade |
3% |
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Scenery |
95% complete |
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Backdrop |
Hills – Mountains - Cityscape – over 60’ of beautiful hand painted murals |
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Controls |
Digitrax Radio controlled DCC |
Updated: Sat Jul 31 10:53:08 2010