The Delaware & Susquehanna Railway
Phil Monat
The layout is loosely based on the old Lehigh Valley line between Allentown and Wilkes Barre, PA. (through the Lehigh Gorge). It is a proto-freelanced version of that area, with lots of overhead and run-through traffic from NS and CP, with appearances by the actual current owners of the line, the RBM&N. Full sessions last six to seven hours, but we will split it in half for the convention. The yards are extremely busy (car cards & waybills) and the YM jobs are high pressure. The Dispatcher position can only be tried if you have experience running this type of CTC machine. All road crews MUST be able too see colored search light signals, and you will need FRS radios as well.
Layout at a glance
Name: Delaware & Susquehanna Railway
Scale: HO
Size: 35' x 38' (appx 1,300 square feet)
Prototype: NS/CP/D&H/RBM&N
Locale: Eastern PA, Lehigh Gorge (Allentown to Wilkes Barre)
Era: Modern 2009
Style: Single level linear
Mainline Run: 500'
Minimum radius: 38"
Minimum turnout: #8 main, #6 yard, #5 industrial
Maximum grade: 1.75%
Benchwork: open grid
Height: 40" to 56"
Roadbed: Homosote over plywood
Track: Hand laid, code 83 main, 70 siding, 55 industrial
Scenery: Hardshell
Backdrops: hand painted
Control: Railcommand / CTC
Scale: HO
Size: 35' x 38' (appx 1,300 square feet)
Prototype: NS/CP/D&H/RBM&N
Locale: Eastern PA, Lehigh Gorge (Allentown to Wilkes Barre)
Era: Modern 2009
Style: Single level linear
Mainline Run: 500'
Minimum radius: 38"
Minimum turnout: #8 main, #6 yard, #5 industrial
Maximum grade: 1.75%
Benchwork: open grid
Height: 40" to 56"
Roadbed: Homosote over plywood
Track: Hand laid, code 83 main, 70 siding, 55 industrial
Scenery: Hardshell
Backdrops: hand painted
Control: Railcommand / CTC
Operating positions:
Dispatcher: Operates main line using US&S CTC machine (must have experience)
Allentown YM: Yardmaster at very busy yard
Allentown drill: Yard switcher
Wilkes Barre YM: Yardmaster at very busy yard
Wilkes Bare drill 1 - Yard switcher
Wilkes Barre drill 2 - Yard switcher
Slatington Drill: Local drill engine at small town
Six Road crews - running all types of trains (locals, unit trains, run-throughs, TOFC, Double Stacks, etc.
Allentown YM: Yardmaster at very busy yard
Allentown drill: Yard switcher
Wilkes Barre YM: Yardmaster at very busy yard
Wilkes Bare drill 1 - Yard switcher
Wilkes Barre drill 2 - Yard switcher
Slatington Drill: Local drill engine at small town
Six Road crews - running all types of trains (locals, unit trains, run-throughs, TOFC, Double Stacks, etc.
Comments:
The layout is NOT handicap accessible.
Most recent update: 2008 December 21
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