NAME: Redbank Railroad Co.

SCALE: HO

SIZE: 25' x 15'

PROTOTYPE/THEME: Prototype/Freelance- NYC, Pennsy, PC, Conrail, B&P, EF&C Pittsburg Shawmut & Redbank Railroad.

LOCAL: Clarion, Jefferson & Redbank Creek

PERIOD: 1968 to 1978

LAYOUT STYLE: Two bedrooms, hall & hall closet.

LAYOUT HEIGHT: 27" to 55"

LENGTH OF MAINLINE: 125 ft. (double main), 150 ft. of lowgrade main 8 ft. LEF&C main and 40 ft. Redbank main with  total of 550 ft. track.

BENCHWORK: L-Girder, Open Grid , and Shelf type.

ROADBED: Plywood & Cork

TRACK: Atlas Code 100 Flextrack

TURNOUT MINIMUM: Atlas #4, #6, 3 crossover & 3 curved swithches for a total of 99.

MIN. CURVE RADIUS: 18" with most at 22".

MAXIMUM GRADE: 5% grade from the lowgrade to the Brookville yard.

SCENERY CONSTRUCTION: Styrofoam, plaster, sand & white glue.

BACKDROP CONSTRUCTION: Styrofoam & poster paper.

CONTROL: Digitrax DCC with over 30 DCC engines.

OPERATIONS:

COMMENTS: The layout has 100% of the bench work finished, and is a multi level layout. 40% scenery is completed, some prototypical scenery areas. When complete the layout will represent a line that run from Phillipston yard thru just east of Humphery Charcoal toward Reyonldsville, which was called Pennsylvania Allegheny branch lowgrade. Switching off at Brookville yard to the main line at Driftwood yard, where a double mainline Loops around to Phillipston. This line mainly serves Reesedale power plant and the Redbank interchange at Driftwood yard. This will include the following railroads NYC, Pennsylvania, Penn Central, Conrail , LEF&C, Pittsburgh Shawmut, B&P & Redbank. The layout is a true point to point system with a continuous operating double mainline.

A BIG LAYOUT IN A SMALL SPACE!

UPDATES: Getting down to the find turning the track, rolling stock and buildings and scenery.