| General Information |
The
layout recreates the New York Central in the late 1940's with traffic
controlled by towers and timetable. Albany Union Station is the
focus of the passenger operation and is always busy with the rush of
the Great Steel Fleet running between New York City and Chicago.
Albany also generates LCL freight, REA, and mail traffic on the
layout. Rensselaer yard is equally busy handling freight traffic
coming into and leaving the Albany district. A smaller West
Albany yard recreates a portion of the large engine facility that
supported the eastern division of the NYC.
The layout features all handlaid track and remote controlled turnouts
at each interlocking tower. The Rensselaer engine facility
features a fully-functioning turntable. |
| Access: |
Located in basement via stairs, no direct access |
| Division or
Location: |
Model of New York Central Railroad, Mohawk Division, between Schenectady, NY, and Rensselaer, NY
Model features Union Station in Albany, NY |
| Description: |
Mainline passenger and freight operation with local switching |
| Scale: |
HO |
| Size of Railroad: |
21
x 24; Point to point; Cars: 80 passenger, 300 freight |
| Era: |
1948 - 19552 |
| Completion: |
Track
100%, Scenery 5%; Electrical: 100% |
| Control System: |
DCC, Lenz |
| Operation Details |
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| Number
of Crew: |
Minimum: 5; Maximum: 11; Observers allowed |
| Length
of Session: |
4 hours; Flexible end time; Snacks served |
| Scale Clock Speed: |
1:2 |
| Traffic Control: |
Timetable, Car cards, Waybills |
| Are Radios
Required: |
No |
| Listed Jobs: |
a. Rensselaer yardmaster
b. Rensselaer engine facility hostler
c. Rensselaer yard drill switcher engineer
d. Rensselaer yard engineer / conductor
e. Union Station stationmaster
f. Union Station switcher engineer
g. Tower 99 operator
h. West Albany yardmaster / yard switcher engineer / Tower 1 operator
i. Road engineer / conductor
j. Road engineer / conductor
k. Road engineer / conductor |
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