Thomas Lloyd's Norfolk & Western RWY

Thomas Lloyd

Tour Schedule

Friday November 25, 2011 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Directions

See It On The Map

From I-85, take Jimmy Carter Boulevard (exit 99) west until you reach North Norcross-Tucker Rd NW(3rd traffic light). Turn Right onto North Norcross-Tucker Rd NW. Destination is on your left.

From Buford Highway, turn onto North Norcross-Tucker Rd NW (heading southeast) and the destination will be on your right.

Parking:

Parking is located at 568 N Norcross-Tucker Rd NW, Norcross, GA 30071

I have made arrangements with the business next door to allow visitors to park on their asphalt parking lot. Please keep vehicles off of the grass. I will have signs indicating the entrance. The trains are located in the large red building that you will be able to see from the parking lot.

Layout at a Glance

This layout is designed for prototype operations. The Norfolk and Western Railway hauled the world famous Pocahontas Coal from tipple to tidewater. The layout replicates this movement from the local mines to the centralized coal preparation plant and from the prep plant to the end user. Merchandise freight trains are broken up and classified for distribution on the layout. Passenger trains are extremely important because they are the only connection to civilization in remote areas served by the railroad.

Scale:

 HO

Size:

 26 x 36 feet
Prototype: Norfolk & Western - Pocahontas Division
Locale: West Virginia
Era: 1958
Layout style: Around the walls, multi-deck, point-to-point, walk-in
Len of Mainline: Approx. 380 feet
Layout Height: 36" to 64"
Benchwork: Box Grid
Road bed: Cork on 3/4" plywood
Trackwork: Flextrack
Turnout Min: #6 mainline, #4 sidings
Min Radius: 36" mainline, 32" sidings, 18" industries/branchline
Maximun Grade: 1.7% mainline, 2.5% branchline
Scenery: 20%
Backdrop: Painted Masonite
Controls: Digitrax Radio Control
Wheelchair Accessible: No

 


Updated: Sun Nov 13 20:54:58 2011

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