Diamond River Railroad

Neil Thomas

Tour Schedule

Sunday October 23, 2011 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Directions

See It On The Map

Driving directions to Low Water Way SE, Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Via Sugarloaf Pkwy

1. Head east on GA-316 E/University Pkwy  0.2 mi
2. Take the Sugarloaf Pkwy ramp  0.5 mi
3. Turn right at Sugarloaf Pkwy  8.4 mi
4. Take the ramp to New Hope Rd  0.2 mi
5. Turn right at New Hope Rd  2.2 mi
6. Turn left at Great River Pkwy SE  0.2 mi
7. At the traffic circle, continue straight to stay on Great River Pkwy SE
0.3 mi

End at 1371 Low Water Way
Lawrenceville, GA 30045-7079

Layout at a Glance

Scale HO
Size 28' X 28'
Prototype ATSF & UP and SP
Locale Western US
Era 1969
Layout Style Walk-Around
Len. Mainline 300+
Layout Height 48" - 65"
Benchwork Open Grid
Roadbed Spline and plywood (yards)
Trackwork Mostly handlaid
Turnout Min. Built to fit
Min. Radius Main 30" Branch 28"
Maximum Grade 1.75% Main, 2.75% Branch
Scenery 25%
Backdrop Painted Masonite
Controls Digitrax DCC
Wheelchair Accessible No 
Based in the west the Diamond River Valley Railroad is a fully operational railroad.  The railroad is 
designed to operate and every six to eight weeks with a crew of 8 - 14 operators comes to life with
an eight hour ops session using a fast clock.  Time Table and Train Orders controls the movement
of trains and a car card and waybills system controls car movements.

Updated: Sun Nov 13 20:54:57 2011

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