New York Central

Keith Williams

Tour Schedule

Friday November 25, 2011 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Directions

See It On The Map

From I-85 North, Exit at Hamilton Mill Parkway (Exit 120)

Turn right (South) onto Hamilton Mill Parkway

Drive 1000 feet, turn left (East) on Brazelton Hwy (GA 124)

Drive about 1.2 miles, turn right (South) onto Jim Moore Rd (Fire station on Left)

Drive ¼ mile, turn left (East) onto Greenside Ct. (first street you come to)

We are on the right, about 1/2 mile or so.

 

 

Layout at a Glance

My railroad depicts the NYC main from Buffalo to Chicago, but is only single track with passing sidings.  Staging yards are installed at Chicago and Buffalofor operations.  Signals are a combination of scratch built and Oregon Rails products, interfaced to Dr. Bruce Chubbs CMRI (Computer/ Model Railroad interface).  I have enhanced the operation and control aspect by designing and building the signal control software utilizing JMRI (Java Model Railroad Interface).  I have also utilized JMRI to implement a fully functional CTC panel on a dual screen LCD display.

 

I am working on a Faller Car System addition, but may not have it working by the pilgrimage date. 

 

Scale

HO

Size

55’ x 35’

Prototype

New York Central

Locale

Midwest, Buffalo to Chicago

Era

Transition

Style

Freelance, point to point, with staging

Len. of Mainline

305’, not including staging

Layout Height

51” up to 59”

Benchwork

Open Grid

Roadbed

MDF and Spline

Trackwork

Code 83 Mains, 70 sidings

Turnouts

#8 on Mains, #6 sidings

Min. Radius

36”

Maximum Grade

1.2%

Scenery

Approx 15% (just started)

Backdrop

Yes, painted only  not detailed

Controls

NCE, CMRI, JMRI

Wheelchair Accessible

No

Updated: Sun Nov 13 20:54:57 2011

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