Track Layout & Specifications:
Layout: |
Granite Gorge & Northern Modified
(Atlas Layout #9) |
Table Size: |
5' x 9', approx. 23” high |
Track: |
Atlas Code 83 Flex & Standard HO
Scale |
Transformer: |
DCC system Digitrax with sound |
Switches: |
Manual & Powered Atlas switches |
Scenery: |
Woodland Scenics and more |
Granite Gorge and Northern
The difference in elevation among the tracks on the HO-28 not only allows lines to pass over and under each other, but make for interesting scenes of the type really worth attempting to portray in a model railroad. Doing this requires something more than a simple flat-top table, so the Granite Gorge and Northern secures its varied grades and contours by deformed plywood top construction.
Countryside Features
110+ deciduous trees, 35+ evergreen trees, 40+ animals (farm & wild), 4 buildings, 5 track & road bridges, rivers, streams & a pond, a graveyard, people & vehicles, and gravel & asphalt roads.
Town Features:
Downtown area with a bank, gym, general store, shops and apartments. There is a rescue squad saving a cat from a tree, construction work on a bridge, a car accident with police & injured. With over 10 vehicles and more then 30 people! There are signs and billboards and realistic scene accessories including fences, and lamp posts.
Train & Track Features:
The engines include one diesel and one steam with five (5) coal cars, an engine coal car, and a yellow caboose. Along with the train station are 19 tunnel, bridge and overpass entrances and exits. |
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