Current Layout by Terence (Terry) O'Kelly

Layout Status:

active

Track Type:

Layout Space:

11' x 12'

Layout Style:

Around-the-room

Track Manufacturer:

American Models

Rail Size:

code 148

Min. Radius:

27"

Ruling Grade:

Track Height(s):

30", 48"

Mainline Track Length:

42'

Completed:

benchwork: 100%; track: 100%; scenery: 90%

Setting:

Chicagoland

Railroad(s) Modeled:

ATSF, UP, GN

Control System:

DC/Dallee Locomatic/Lionel Legacy

Featured In:

NASG Dispatch, Jan 2023, pg 24 (includes a track plan)

Notes:

Terry built this layout in a basement utility room, and tried to pack in as much track as possible.

Videos:

A Beautiful Video

Alco Diesels in S Scale

The track plan, as published in the January 2023 issue of the NASG's The Dispatch. The dotted lines represent hidden track. The red lines are mirrors placed around the layout, to make it appear larger than it is.

City block.

Madeleine Street station.

Union Pacific consists.

The Santa Fe Super Chief.

Urban train station and cab stand.

Just an average day on Terry's layout.

At the end of the day, the cabooses have to be washed.