The Cedar River Valley railroad was built on a 21.5 foot long S Scale shelf style switching layout in my Sunroom. It is inspired by many small towns in the Midwest. The layout features a three track yard (Weber Yard) and a number of industries named for influential members of the RiverRail community.
The track is owned by the Cedar River valley railroad but is served by the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy through a Free-moS module connection.
Operations
The layout when fully assembled will employ 3 or 4 operators:
- Cedar River Valley Weber Yardmaster. The yardmaster is responsible for working Weber Yard, directing the local switch crew and transferring cars with the Chicago & North Western.
- Cedar River Valley Switcher. The switch crew will be responsible for moving freight from Weber Yard to various industry spots following CLIC maps. (Optional)
- Chicago & North Western La Crosse Yardmaster. The yardmaster is responsible for transferring cars from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Cedar River Valley as well as switching local industries. This yard is based on the Chicago & North Western yard in downtown La Crosse, WI as it was in 1968.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Switcher. The CB&Q switch crew will switch all Zone 3 industries featuring the G. Heileman Brewery. Zone 3 also has 2 interchange tracks and will make transfer runs to the Chicago & North Western in the La Crosse Yard.
