http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/attachment.php?attachmentid=631&stc=1&d=1151119407 This layout is based on the Chicago Produce Terminal Railroad located between Ashland and Western and between the Stevenson Expressway and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Here are the details: N-scale 9 x 13 layout Track--Atlas C55 Control--NCE DCC Era--late 1950s Operators--2 to 3 The Chicago Produce Terminal received perishables traffic from all Chicago-area railroads. Loads were bid on at the auction house; some cars were unloaded at the team tracks; others were consigned to points East. The CPT was switched in alternate months by the IC and ATSF. Operating themes The main operating theme will be transfer runs from many different railroads delivering loads to the CPT and picking up empties and loads consigned to points East. Transfer runs will originate and end in staging. A second theme will involve passenger traffic on both the IC and Santa Fe mainlines. These trains will also originate and end in staging. There is a continuous running option so trains can orbit if desired. There may also be IC freight trains outbound and inbound into Chicago and transfer runs from Corwith to the downtown Santa Fe freight house (Yes, I realize I'm stretching the timeline by a couple of years). There are additional switching opportunities provided by the terminal grain elevator and the tank farm. Additional industrial switching may be developed, but the IMO the layout is pretty track heavy already. This is my first attempt at a track plan for this area. I welcome constructive feedback. Thanks, Upstate Gator :shade:
