The Kaw
Valley Railroad is
a recreation of a former
interurban and freight hauler, this S-scale railroad occupies a 32 y 37 foot
space in the basement. The railroad has track age from Kansas City, Kansas
through Bonner Springs, where the large Lone Star Cement Company is located, to
Lawrence, circa the early 1950s. The 135 foot mainline is all hand laid.
Twelve trains (steam diesel and a gas electric), plus interchange trains are run
in a 3 hour session and require 2-man (engineer and conductor/brakeman) crews
and a dispatcher. This is a peddler line, so if you enjoy switching out cars,
you’ll have fun on this layout.
Division or location:
Kaw River Valley between Kansas City and Lawrence, KS
Interchange Railroads: KC, Chicago North Western, Union Pacific and
Santa Fe
Size of Railroad: 32’ by 37’
Scale: S
Era: Early 1950’s
Throttle system: Rail Command
Number of Crew: 9
Train Control: Timetable and train order with Telephone communications
Listed Jobs: Dispatcher, Kansas City Yard Master, Lawrence Yard Master,
UP, CNW, and KCT interchange crew, 3 road/switch crews.
The Kaw Valley
layout was featured in the October 2001 issue of Model Railroader
Mike sez:
There's a nudist colony
for intellectuals in England.
Two old men are sitting on
the front porch.
One turns to the other and
says, "I say, old boy, have you read Marx?"
And the other says, "Yes .
. . I believe it's these wicker chairs."
Layout photos (click on thumbnail to enlarge):
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