Wabash Railroad 2nd District

Layout Description

Point to Point layout with 8 passing sidings. City Yard. Active Fiddle Yard. Modular construction. This is the ninth time this layout has been part of a National Convention, having been open for operations in Toronto, Cincinnati, Detroit, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Kansas City before this year's convention. The layout has been the subject of articles in Rail Model Journal, The NMRA Magazine and the Operations SIG Dispatcher's Office publication.

Layout Details

Location

Saline, MI

Scale

HO

Layout Size

53 ft x 23 ft

Mainline Size

400 ft

Era

September 1964

Crew Complement

3 - 12

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 90%
Electrical: 100%

Control System

Digitrax

Communications System

Wayside phones

Dispatching Method

Timetable and Train Order

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Health and Safety

Pets

None