Chicago Industrial Terminal

Layout Description

NOTICE! THE LAYOUT HAS MOVED TO MINNESOTA AND WILL BE BACK IN OPERATION IN A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION TO FIT THE NEW SPACE. Freight terminal switching layout with 11 yards, 128 industry sidings, over 356 switches and over 700 cars. Continuous operation, we quit when we get tired. Real time clock with at least 7 operators or turn based. Entire railroad is yard limits, no road trains, just yard transfers and switch jobs.
The new steel mill, glass plant, and tallow plant are now in operation.

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Layout Details

Layout Owner

Richard Sieben

Location

Island Lake, IL

Scale

N

Layout Size

22 ft x 20 ft

Mainline Size

110 ft

Era

1960-2000

Crew Complement

1 - 16

Completion

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

Control System

Digitrax

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Dispatching Method

Verbal/Mother-May-I

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Health and Safety

Pets

None