Des Moines Valley Railroad

HO scale railroad layout depicting what could have happened to the Altoona to Eddyville segment of the old ex-K&D line in Iowa if it had survived the Rock Island bankruptcy in 1980. Layout is approximately 42'x13' "L" shape with a small fiddle staging yard (representing areas east and west), and branches to Reasnor and Oskaloosa. The four towns modeled include Monroe, Otley, Pella, and Leighton/Evans Jct. Control is by NCE radio wireless throttles, a ProtoThrottle, and a WiFi throttle connection for smart phone control via JMRI. Freight car forwarding is by JMRI Ops switchlists. Mainline switches are remotely controlled by throttle or local pushbuttons and spurs and yard tracks are manual ground throws. Mainline run is a little over 100' and the height is set at 45".

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Layout Owner

John Rietveld

Location

Pella, IA

Scale

HO

Layout Size

42 ft x 13 ft

Mainline Size

110 ft

Era

1987-1992

Crew Complement

1 - 3

Completion

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

Control System

NCE - Radio

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Dispatching Method

Verbal/Mother-May-I

Car Forwarding

JMRI

Pets

None