Pennsy Southern Division

John Kelley

Tour Schedule

Directions

See It On The Map

From I 75 Take exit 269 Earnest Barrett Parkway go right and stay on this and it will turn into the East West Connector

Right on Floyd

Left on Concord

4th street on the Left is Springwood

First left on to Conwhey Court to the end

Big Yellow House on Left # 4366

(GPS is wrong)

 

From 285 West

Exit 16Atlanta road right

Left on Cumberland Parkway SE

Continue this will turn into The East West Connector

To Hicks road Go Left

Left on Concord

Second Street on left

So Springwood

Left on Conwhey Court

All the way down the end # 4366

Big Yellow House on left

(GPS is wrong)

Layout at a Glance

Scale

HO

Size

32’X20’

Prototype

Pennsylvania terminal division to the Harrisburg Division

Locale

Central Pennsylvania

Era

1940 -1955

Style

Walk around

Len. of Mainline

5 scale miles

Layout Height

48”- 55”

Bench work

L Girder Open Bench

Roadbed

Cork

Trackwork

Code 83

Turnouts

Mainline #8 #10

Yards #6

 

Min. Radius

30”

Maximum Grade

2%

Scenery

80 % Complete

Hydrocal Plaster Cloth Over Cardboard webbing plaster molds and hand carved stones

All woodland scenic

 

Backdrop

Painted clouds and mountains on Wall Board

Controls

North coast Power house Pro 5 amp With wireless with 4 power districts

The Pennsylvania Railroad Southern Division is based on areas of my interest of the terminal division and the main line from Philly to Harrisburg. My interests are electrics, steam and early diesels. The reason I chose this area for running under the wire is Pennsy prototype modeling. The catenary comes from Model Memories in kit form. Please observe the High Voltage signs for the catenary is live.

The track plan takes in scenes from downtown Philly to Harrisburg. It is my adaptation of the prototype. The period being modeled is from the 1950’s to early 1958 when the k4 and the GG1’s and the early RS diesels ruled the main line.


Updated: Sat Mar 30 07:02:05 2013

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