Kansas City & Southwestern
Make believe railroad west of Kansas City. AT&SF equipment, DCC control, about 60% of scenery done maybe more by convention time.
Layout at a glance
Main line approx 100 lf. There are 24 industries and interchanges with about 95 car spotting locations.
Typical op sessions consists of 2 locals in each direction. Also two in each direction thru freights running either to or from staging. Staging will hold 8 trains of 8 cars each.
Coal trains from the mine to the power plant and return with empties. Power and cabin cars is switched in the middle of run. Grain train is also run to and from staging to elevator also with a change of power.
Operating positions:
Typical op sessions consists of 2 locals in each direction. Also two in each direction thru freights running either to or from staging. Staging will hold 8 trains of 8 cars each.
Coal trains from the mine to the power plant and return with empties. Power and cabin cars is switched in the middle of run. Grain train is also run to and from staging to elevator also with a change of power.
Main town, Connorville, has a lot of switching, keeping two to three people going for two hours or more.
Coal trains from the mine to the power plant and return with empties. Power and cabin cars is switched in the middle of run. Grain train is also run to and from staging to elevator also with a change of power.
Main town, Connorville, has a lot of switching, keeping two to three people going for two hours or more.
Most recent update: 2009 March 13
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