Boston & Maine RR

Dr. Paul Schenk

Tour Schedule

Saturday November 05, 2011 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Directions

See It On The Map

From I-285 at Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Head towards Atlanta (about 1.6 miles) . Turn right on Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. Turn right at the first traffic light (Harts Mill Rd on the left, Harts Mill Ct. on the right.) 3778 Harts Mill Ct. is on the left.

From I-285 at N. Peachtree Rd or N. Shallowford Rd. Head inside the perimeter. The two roads merge after about 0.6 miles. Continue about 0.5 miles and turn right on Peachtree Industrial Rd . Go about 0.9 miles to Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. Then follow the directions above.

From I-285 at Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. Head inside the perimeter. After the long downhill and the long uphill, turn left at the second traffic light (about 1.5 miles) onto Harts Mill Ct. # 3778 is on the left.

From I-85 at Clairmont Rd.
Take Clairmont Rd. west (~3.5 miles) until it ends at Peachtree Industrial Road. Turn right (heading away from town). Go about 0.6 miles to Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. Turn left. Go to the 1st traffic light and turn right on Harts Mill Ct. #3778 is on the left

Layout at a Glance

This largely free-lanced multi-deck layout set west of Boston features a three foot long double trestle with over 1200 nut, bolt and washer castings. A swinging gate with three track levels allows access to the center of the layout. South River Modelworks buildings anchor 3 corners of the layout. A double track helix (2½ loops) flairs out for a total run of some 70' to connect the two levels of the layout.
Scale HO
Size 11' x 19'
Prototype B&O, Boston and Maine
Locale West of Boston
Era 1955
Style Multi-deck w/double track helix.
Len. of Mainline 55' Double track on both levels
Layout Height 35" to 53"
Benchwork 1/4" plywood and Styrofoam on 1" x 4" grid with 2" x 4" legs
Roadbed Cork
Trackwork Code 83 and 100
Maximum Grade 2%
Scenery 95% complete
Backdrop Minimal
Controls Digitrax DCC
Wheelchair Accessible Drive to bottom of driveway to basement entrance to layout.

Updated: Sun Nov 13 20:54:57 2011

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