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Southwestern Pennsylvania Railroad

David Pitcher

Tour Schedule

Sunday November 22, 2009 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Directions

See It On The Map

From I-85 and 317 (Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road) head east on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd. for approx 1 mile until you reach a flashing yellow light. Turn Left at the flashing light onto Richland Parkway, follow it and take the second left (Prosperity Way) which will deadend on Wesfork Way, turn left, house is on the right at 365 Wesfork Way.

Layout at a Glance

The SPR is an operations based layout during the transition years and consists of a mainline for the PRR and one for the B&O that intersect to provide a live interchange between the two railroads. Operations is through car cards and waybills. Phones are used to communicate with the dispatcher and engineers. Staging is computer controlled.  Lots of industrial areas for switching and mainlines for through trains and passenger traffic.

Scale N
Size 13 x33
Prototype PRR - B&O
Locale SW Pennsylvaina
Era  Transition 1955
Layout Style Walk around
Len. Mainline 100' each (2 mainlines)
Layout Height 51"
Benchwork L-girder
Roadbed Cork on plywood
Trackwork Atlas Code 55
Turnout Min. #5
Min. Radius 18"
Maximum Grade 1.25%
Scenery 20%
Backdrop Painted drywall & hardboard
Controls Digitrax DCC

Updated: Sun Dec 6 11:13:33 2009

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