South Oakland County Model Railroad Club

Layout Description

The South Oakland County Model railroad Club, Inc. was formed in 1954 and is a Michigan 501c7 nonprofit corporation. The present Hazel Park building was purchased at the beginning of 2002. Building renovations and layout design are complete. Layout construction is well on the way. Today the layout trackwork is complete and many sections have scenery.

Point to point, two yards, 6 Manifests, 10 Locals, 60 Industrial Switching Spots and two staging yards on two levels connected by helix.

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Layout Details

Location

Hazel Park, MI

Scale

HO

Layout Size

50 ft x 30 ft

Mainline Size

700 ft

Era

1970's SE Michigan

Crew Complement

6 - 12

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 95%
Electrical: 100%

Control System

Digitrax

Communications System

Family radio system

Dispatching Method

CTC

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Health and Safety

Pets

None