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| Name: |
Meramec Valley & Pacificl R.R. |
| Scale: |
HO 1:87 |
| Prototype Era: |
early-1960's to
mid-1970's |
| Prototype Region: |
Central to Southwestern
Missouri |
| Prototype
Railroad: |
Proto-freelance:
Missouri Pacific and Frisco Railroads |
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Space: |
Basement, offset
T-shape 38 ft x 11 ft wide, with 10 ft of the room being 19 ft
deep..
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| Governing Rolling
Stock: |
85' Passenger cars,
E8 and PA diesel locomotives |
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Relative Emphasis: |
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| Scenic Elements: |
Mainline thru rural Missouri scenery (trees, farmland, rolling hills). Major shipments to include grain and coal. Small industry, medium-size towns. Goal is to gradually replace plastic structures with more laser-cut wood models |
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- Walk-around design with no duck-unders
- Max. grade of 4%
- Min. aisle width of 30”
- Mainline radius of 26 to 28” wherever possible;
min. of 22" only where required
- Point to point operation
- Two staging yards
- Mainline run of sufficient length to denote distance between major industries/towns
- Emphasis on realistic operation but also with some sense of scenic realism
- All turnouts located within easy access
- Code 83 rail on mainline; 100 in staging yards
- Incandescent dimmer-controlled lighting above layout
- Lenz DCC
- Fully Signaled Mainline
- Interfaced with computer using Railroad & Co. Train Controller Software
- #6 turnouts on mainline; #4 for yards, spurs, if needed
- Decoder enabled, motorized switch machines on mainline; manual in yards
- Emphasis on freight but with some short passenger consists
- Don't fill up every possible space in the room (gasp!) with layout
- Avoid a spaghetti-bowl appearance
- Railroad with a purpose: scenic realism, but primarily built with operation in mind
- Incorporate light-weight construction materials
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