Railroad Details
Scale
HO
Status
Active
Superintendent
Steve Brudlos
Subdivision
River Sub
Interchange
Chicago Great Western/ GBW/C&NW
Locale
Minnesota along Upper Mississippi River
Era
1950 – Early Fall
Layout Size
14' x 70' + 14’ x70 Single Deck
Control
Digitrax
Dispatching
TT & TO
Communication
Verbal
Clock Speed
4 to 1
Forwarding
JMRI Train lists & Switch lists
Crew Size
12-14
Listed Jobs
Way Freight (2) Red Wing Yard (2) Wabasha Yard (2) CGW Yard (2) Winona Yard (2) Road Crews (3) Staging Master (1)
The CMStP&P recreates Milwaukee Road operations on the double track mainline between La Crosse and the Twin Cities in the early Fall of 1950.
Hiawatha passenger trains, time freights and way freights dominate the main line. Major switching operations involve Wabasha Yard, Lake City, Red Wing Yard, CGW Yard and Winona Yard.