OperatingSessions.com | Pittsburgh & West Virginia and Union Railroad

Layout Description

It is 1964 after merger into the N&W system. The railroad is multideck . The P&WV is on the lower deck and the United States Steel Clairton Steel Mill is on the upper deck. The railroad is based on the prototype of both railroads. The two railroad are connected by a branch line via a helix. The P&WV Staging is on the lowest deck and is connected by the helix. Track warrants or TT&TO are used for operation. The Mill has two man operation. One is the Ingram Yardmaster and the other is the "CREW" There are twelve different jobs in the mill that have to be done. One at a time, cannot combine jobs. The P&WV has Six Alpha Jets , Four locals and extras. Rook is the main yard will be busy. Grain trains, PRR local at Bridgeville, works it industries and the P&WV interchanges at Bridgeville.

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Layout Details

Layout Owner

Tom Wilson

Location

Davenport, FL

Scale

Layout Size

21 ft x 20 ft

Mainline Size

100 ft

Era

1964-67

Crew Complement

6 - 9

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 95%
Electrical: 98%

Control System

Lenz Digital

Communications System

Wayside phones

Dispatching Method

Timetable and Train Order

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Fast Clock

4:1

Health and Safety

Pets

None

Part of Steel Mill. 12 different jobs and Yardmaster to handle steel mill .

Coal extra working the Acme Coal washer at Avella

Monte is Rook Yardmaster. The interchange yard with P&WV and the PRR and Union RR is on the upper level.

Main walk way . Rook Yard to the left and Avella is to the right

Bridgeville area lower level, Staging for P&WV below Bridgeville

Grain train having a meet with Alpha Jet Train 91 at Avella

Crew #2 is pushing the empty hoppers under the screening station in the Mill. This jobs are performed like the prototype.

Blast Furnace side of the mill

P&WV the belt local(right train) is waiting for Train #99 at the West End. There is a local"the Yard Local" that handles the local switching. Interchange with the P&LE is here.

Number 620 is working Risher Slag Dump at Mifflin. Mifflin is interchange Yard with P&WV and Union RR and the Montour. The yard has local industries that the Union switches.