Current Layout by Jim Martin

Layout Name:

"Port Dover Branch"

Layout Status:

active

Track Type:

Layout Space:

15' x 22'

Layout Style:

Sectional, U-shaped

Track Manufacturer:

Tomalco, Fast Tracks

Rail Size:

code 83, 70

Min. Turnout Frog:

Min. Radius:

36"

Ruling Grade:

Track Height(s):

49"

Mainline Track Length:

50'

Completed:

benchwork: 100%, track: 95%, scenery: 60%

Setting:

southern Ontario, Canada

Railroad(s) Modeled:

CNR, LE&N (CP)

Control System:

Battery-powered (BlueRail Trains)

Featured In:

NASG Dispatch, May 2018, pg 24

Notes:

Point-to-point layout operations with battery-powered engines and battery-powered turnout control. Many scratchbuilt structures.

A beautiful wide-angle view of the entire layout.

The famous "Port Dover" scene.