Michigan Short Line

The Michigan Shore Line Railroad is a point-to-point railroad that prioritizes car card operating session. There is over 1500' of hand laid track, with the mainline making up 900' of that. The eastern division of the railroad uses ABS signaling and a dispatcher manages the traffic. This railroad has been using wireless DCC for the last 10 years. Some notable features and details include a gauntlet track, two 20+' trestles, a compressed Montreal River Dam scene, and a PVC pipe which extends 14' outside the house as a third leg of the Y in one of our yards.

Layout Owner

Dick Tomlinson

Location

Fenton, MI

Scale

O

Layout Size

58 ft x 34 ft

Mainline Size

900 ft

Era

Transition

Crew Complement

1 - 15

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 40%
Electrical: 100%

Control System

NCE - Radio

Communications System

Family radio system

Dispatching Method

Dispather with radio communications

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Pets

None