This blog is to document the building of a model railroad, the Paducah and Lake Erie. The free-lance design is set in the current time, and meant to replicate the coal-hauling roads of southwestern Pennsylvania. This version of the P&LE is a bridge line that derives its name from my wife's home town (and well known to Illinois Central buffs) and our former long time residence about 50 miles south of Lake Erie.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Vital Statistics


Covering an area of approximately 13'x27', the P&LE, version 3, is a free-lanced single track built on an open grid of 1x4's. The 0 elevation is 48 inches and rises to (tbd) with the steepest grade at 2%. It is a shelf railroad, with the shelves 24" wide. Great care is taken to maintain accessible aisles at a minimum of 36" wide. Sub-roadbed is 1x4 and 3/4" plywood; roadbed is Woodland Scenics Foam Roadbed. Track is Code 100 Atlas Flextrack. Roadbed and track are glued with white glue. Turnouts are Peco (primarily medium), and switch motors on the mainline are Tortoise slow motion machines, and in the yards Peco snap switch machines. Industrial siding switches are hand thrown. Control is Digitrax wireless infrared controllers.
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