Chicago and North Western

The Chicago and North Western Iowa division in the Belle Plain area is the focus of this 15' x 35' foot railroad. Branch lines of the Milwaukee road and the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City are also represented.

Layout is a John Armstrong design heavily modified by adding more towns and switching and was featured in Model Railroad Planning. Many structures are still in the mockup stage. A great deal of recent effort has gone into making the railroad ready for operation.

Control is RailCommand with car routing by car cards and waybills.

Jobs include the Cedar Rapids and Iowa city yard and road Engineer; Wausau yard plus Plymouth Patrol; New Ulm turn out of Belle Plaine Engineer; Columbus Engineer out of Belle Plaine; and the Belle Plaine Yardmaster building and breaking down the above trains for main line set out and pickup at Belle Plaine industries.

Lloyd is a consummate craftsman well known for his detailed models and articles in the hobby press. He is also a C&NW authority and has authored four Volumes for Morning Sun Books on the Chicago and North Western in color as well as over 30 magazine articles.

Layout is upstairs in the house, located in a cul-de-sac, enter at the front door. Park anywhere on the street, without blocking a fire hydrant!

Layout Owner

Lloyd Keyser

Location

Dallas, TX

Scale

HO

Layout Size

35 ft x 15 ft

Mainline Size

300 ft

Era

1954

Crew Complement

3 - 4

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 10%
Electrical: 100%

Control System

Rail Command

Dispatching Method

Verbal/Mother-May-I

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Pets

Yes - Cat