Island Central RR

ICRR has an urban setting during the steam to diesel transition era. Most switching is performed by diesel road switchers. OPS sessions include main line, coal hauling, yard operations, and limited branch line runs. The ICRR is freelanced and 100% scenicked. The layout is NCE DCC equipped. The ICRR was featured in the May 2012 edition of Model Railroader. A track plan of the layout is included in the article.

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Layout Owner

Howard Dwyer

Location

Farmingville, NY

Scale

HO

Layout Size

15 ft x 29 ft

Era

1950s

Crew Complement

6 - 8

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 100%
Electrical: 100%

Control System

NCE

Communications System

Family radio system

Prototype and Theming

Attempts to evoke a specific era or time

Operations Rigor

Purposeful operations

Tone and Atmosphere

Casual

Dispatching Method

Verbal/Mother-May-I

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Layout Location

Basement - down stairs

ADA Compliant

No

Pets

None