Scale
HO
Status
Active
Superintendent
Dennis Weber
Interchange
CB&Q / C&NW / IC / CRI&P / ATSF
Locale
Peoria, Illinois
Era
1968
Layout Size
25' x 25’ Double Deck
Control
Easy DCC
Dispatching
Verbal Authority
Communication
Radios
Clock Speed
N/A
Forwarding
JMRI Switch Lists
Crew Size
9-11
Listed Jobs
2 Yard Switchers, 2 Industrial Switchers, 6 Road Crews
This free lance Railroad is Based in Peoria,ILL in 1968. The P.W. is Double Deck with 325-ft of Main Line, the lower level is located in Peoria, top level runs from Peoria Heights to Savanna,ILL. Features of the Layout include a Large Industrial Area { Flats }, Car Shop Complex, & a Curved Double Ended Yard. P.W. has live Interchange with Five Railroads.=== R.I.= I.C.= C.B.& Q. = A.T.S.F. = C.& N.W. Atlas Code-83 was used Throughout the Layout. C.V.P. Easy-DDC with Eight Wireless & Two Tethered Throttles are used to Control Train Movements. JMRI Computer Switch Lists Regulate Car Flow. Dispatching is by Verbal Occupancy P.W. Owned Radios .
Session’s Last 4-Hours, 25 Train’s { Plus Yard Jobs} are Run in Sequence, I do not use a Fast Clock, it is more Relaxing that Way.
- 10 Operators are Required
- Footboard Yardmaster { Trimend of Yard }
- Yard> Class Engine
- Shops Complex-Engine
- Flats>Industrial-Engine
- 6-Pool Jobs Cover Turns To Deer Grove, Pabst Brewery, & Chillicothe Interchange, Along with Over the Road Trains.
