Scale
HO
Status
Active
Superintendent
Neil Roggensack
Interchange
Milw / BN
Locale
Montana, Idaho
Era
mid-1970’s
Layout Size
28' x 60’ Mushroom / Triple Deck
Control
Digitrax Duplex
Dispatching
OCS Permit
Communication
FRS Radios
Clock Speed
4 to 1
Forwarding
Car Cards
Crew Size
12-16
Listed Jobs
Dispatcher, 2 Yardmasters, 2 Helper Crews, 6-10 Road Crews, 1 Operator
This mid-1970s freelance railroad is set in western Montana and central Idaho. Trains climbing the heavy mountain grades require helper service as the MNRR hauls it’s principle commodities, grain, potash and timber products. Connections with the CN, CP, Rio Grande, SP WP and the Milwaukee Road generate large amounts of bridge traffic. You will thoroughly enjoy this 20 x 26, plus 24 x 18 railroad which uses a creative mushroom design.
Operation requires 10 operators including two yardmasters, a helper crew, several train engineers and the dispatcher. The road is dispatched from a separate room using OCS permits to regulate the flow of traffic on the railroad and an intercom system for communication. Car cards and waybills are used to regulate the flow of cars on the railroad. The Montana Northland uses Digitrax with Duplex wireless throttles.
