Potomac Valley Lines

Potomac Valley Lines is based on the prototype of the railroads along the banks of the Potomac River in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. near Martinsburg, W.Va. The B&O, PRR and Western Maryland Railroads are represented on my layout. The B&O is modeled from Brunswick, Md. (East Staging) to Cumberland, Md. (West Staging) and includes the towns of Martinsburg, W.Va., Hancock, Md. , Paw Paw, W.VA. and Cherry Run, W.Va. The main yard is CUMBO yard near Martinsburg. Switching jobs are at Berkeley Springs, W.Va, Paw Paw, W.Va. and Frog Hollow Industrial Park on the B&O: Williamsport and Big Pool, Md. on the WMRR and Martinsburg, W.Va. on the Pennsy. Typical crew: one yardmaster, three switching jobs, two road jobs and one dispatcher. Layout has handicap access if you park in the back alley and use rear entry to house, call for details.

   Berkeley Spring Local 10_21.pdf

   CUMBO Yardmaster 6_23.pdf

   FrogHollow.pdf

   PRR Operator.pdf

   Road Job A.pdf

   WMRR Road Job B.pdf

Layout Owner

David Dinsmore

Location

Richardson, TX

Scale

HO

Layout Size

28 ft x 22 ft

Mainline Size

140 ft

Era

1st Gen Diesel, 1959

Crew Complement

6 - 7

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 15%
Electrical: 90%

Control System

NCE - Radio

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Communications System

Talk between operators and dispatch, moderately informal

Dispatching Method

Timetable and Train Order

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Fast Clock

5:1

Pets

Yes - 2 small and very friendly dogs