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Georgia Great Southern

Joe Gelmini

Tour Schedule

Saturday November 07, 2009 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Directions

See It On The Map

I-85 South to Union City exit, exit 64, Ga Hwy. 138, turn left and go back over I-85.
Go 1.4 miles and turn right on Peters Rd.
Go 2.2 miles and turn left on Ga Hwy. 92
Go 3.1 miles and turn Right on Ginger Cake Rd.
Go 1/2 mile to first stop sign and turn right on Graves Road
Make first left onto Camelot Drive. 8th house on left.

Layout at a Glance

The railroad was recently expanded from Columbus to Mobile, AL, adding about 100 feet of main line and bringing total main line trackage to about 400 feet. The extension to Mobile adds a number of new industries and towns, another major yard with passenger facilities, and a large waterfront scene. Scenery along the mobile extension is underway. To handle the extra traffic, the staging yards at Atlanta have been double-decked and expanded. Traffic is staged for dual eras to represent either the period 1947-1960 or the period 1960-1980. Building the Georgia Great Southern has been the topic of several Piedmont Division clinics over the last few years.
Sale N
Size 20' x 40'
Prototype Southern Railway
Locale Atlanta to Mobile AL.
Era 1960 - 1980.
Layout Style Point to point with a provision for continuous running.
Len. of Mainline 400' (approx. 12 scale miles)
Layout Height base height 54"
Benchwork Shelf and L girder
Roadbed Foam/Cork with ballast
Trackwork Code 80 & 85 w/Peco turnouts
Turnout Min. No. 8 mainline, No. 6 yards and industry
Min. Radius 20"
Maximum Grade 2%
Scenery Duplicates the countryside - Atlanta to Columbus to Mobile. 75% complete.
Backdrop Photos blended to scenery
Controls Digitrax Radio DCC.

Updated: Sun Dec 6 11:13:33 2009

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