D&RGW San Juan Division

Philip and Linda Stead

Tour Schedule

Sunday October 16, 2011 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Directions

See It On The Map

I-75 north from Atlanta, I-575 north from Marietta to Exit 27 right toward Ball Ground, 0.2 miles to GA-5 4way stop turn left, north 2.9 miles to right turn at Jordan Road site of railroad cement siding and silos, 0.1 miles to stop sign, left at Old Nelson Rd., 0.7 miles to first house on right, white w/ green shutters.

Layout at a Glance

Scale On3
Size 1500 sq ft planned 335 sq ft built
Prototype Denver and Rio Grande Western
Locale Alamosa Colorado to Chama New Mexico
Era Circa 1949
Layout Style Linear along the basement walls
Len. Mainline 304 ft planned, 66 ft built
Layout Height 42 base, 66 summit
Benchwork Hollow core doors on L-girder
Roadbed Homasote
Trackwork Precision Scale flextrack
Turnout Min #6
Min Radius 42"
Maximum Grade 4%
Scenery Roughed in
Backdrop Blue walls w/coved corners
Controls MRC powerpack, DCC planned
Wheelchair Accessible No

Updated: Sun Nov 13 20:54:57 2011

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