Lafayette Junction 1948

Layout Description

This railroad is based in the fall of 1948 in Lafayette, Indiana. Four railroads (Monon, Wabash, New York Central, and Nickel Plate) interchanged with each other in Lafayette at this time. In 1948, 50 trains typically came through across those railroads in a 24 hour period. Each mainline is several hundred feet long.

Layout Details

Layout Owner

Garry Smith

Location

Lafayette, IN

Scale

HO

Layout Size

48 ft x 30 ft

Era

1948

Crew Complement

10

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 80%

Control System

Digitrax

Health and Safety

Pets

None