Scale
HO
Status
Active
Superintendent
Al Lesky
Interchange
C&NW / BN
Locale
Wisconsin, Minnesota
Era
mid-1970's
Layout Size
35' x 35’ Double Deck
Control
Digitrax
Dispatching
CTC
Communication
Phones
Clock Speed
6 to 1
Forwarding
Car Cards
Crew Size
12-14
Listed Jobs
Dispatcher, 1 Yardmaster, 2 Yard Switchers, 8-10 Road Crews
The railroad is set in the mid 1970′s and features one of the Milwaukee’s busiest routes, the Milwaukee Road River Division from La Crosse, WI. to St. Paul, MN. Like on it’s namesake, operation includes manifest freights, numerous way freights, patrols, (local switching jobs), and 4 Amtrak passenger trains.
The double-decked railroad has 350 ft. of linear mainline located in a 35 by 35 room. The River Division uses the Digitrax control system with radio throttles. Traffic is controlled by CTC from Grand Crossing to St. Paul Yard. The River Division requires 12 operators including a dispatcher, a yardmaster at La Crosse with east and west end switch engines, a Wabasha Patrol and a Red Wing Patrol and road crews. Car cards and waybills are used and communication is by telephones.
