Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Hannibal Division
The Burlington's K Line from St. Louis to West Quincy, Missouri, in late
summer 1963. The MKT has trackage rights from St. Louis to Machens,
Missouri. Interchange occurs with the GM&O at Louisiana, Missouri, the Hannibal
Connecting at Hannibal, Missouri, and the MKT at West Alton, Missouri. Eighteen
to 20 trains run in a session including 2 passenger, 2-3 locals, ore train, coal
train to power plant at Machens, Missouri, and through freights. Crews at three
yards work and build trains for running during session. Standard four cycle
computer printed waybills are used. About 40% of the railroad has base scenery.
Division or location: Hannibal Division
Interchange Railroads: Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, Hannibal Connecting,
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Size of Railroad: 1700 square feet - 380 foot mainline
Scale: HO
Era: Summer 1963
Throttle system: Digitrax
Scale Clock Speed: 4:1
Length of Session: 12 hours (fast time)
Number of Crew: 12
Train Control: Verbal Track warrants with Radio communication. Radio's
required.
Listed Jobs: Dispatcher, 3 yard masters, and road/local crews (locals
have two-person crews)
About the layout host:
Bill is single and has been a model railroader since growing up along the Q
triple track mainline in the western Chicago suburbs. Bill works for the
National Weather Service and works with computers when not working on the
railroad.
Layout photos (click on thumbnail to enlarge):
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Joseph K. dispatching the Q into a Diorama |
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The World's Greatest Model Railroader at Hanibal |
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Old Monroe Feed and Grain |
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Another view of Old Monroe Feed and Grain |
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