Santa Fe Howard District

Layout Description

The lower deck models Emporia, KS. The upper deck includes part of the Howard District including Eureka, Climax, and Moline KS. Moline is also on the South Kansas Division. There is live MP interchange at Eureka. 25 staging tracks include 1 MP, 7 South Kansas Div., 8 Eastern Div. and 9 Middle Div. Four operators are the Emporia Yard Master, Emporia Yard Switcher, Emporia Local Switcher, and the Howard District Engineer.

   www.ssandifer.com/Lay/Howard/Index.htm

   www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjijRuRLdQc&t=632s; www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxd5bgZ3GKk&t=505s; www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdLkCSnNpzA&t=14s

Layout Details

Layout Owner

Steve Sandifer

Location

Meadows Place, TX

Scale

HO

Layout Size

20 ft x 14 ft

Mainline Size

100 ft

Era

1952

Crew Complement

2 - 4

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 50%
Electrical: 100%

Control System

NCE - No Radio

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Dispatching Method

Sequential

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Health and Safety

Pets

None