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The SP&S Midwest Division features “The Northwest’s Own Railway” operations circa 1967. This HO-scale railroad depicts the SP&S from Wishram, Washington, west and south (the Oregon Trunk). With recent completion of the Goldendale branch, the railroad infrastructure (trackage arrangement) is now essentially complete.  Approximately 16 trains are run during the session.              

Division or Location: Midwest Division
Interchange Railroads: GN Klamath Division, City of Prineville
Size of Railroad: 31’ x 54’
Scale: HO
Era: 1967
Throttle system: CTC-80
Scale Clock Speed: 4:1
Length of Session: 12 (fast time) hours
Number of Crew: 11
Train Control: Timetable and Train Order.
Listed jobs: Dispatcher, System Operator, Yardmaster and Switchman, 7 Road Crews

About the layout host:

Bob Willer has been involved in prototypical operations on model railroads since the 1970s, when he lived in suburban Chicago and began operating with friends there known as RailGroup. An earlier version of the SP&S was constructed at home in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. Bob’s interest in railroading began early, with Sunday afternoon visits to the GM&O near his grandparents’ home in Higginsville, Missouri, and to Kansas City Southern yards in Joplin, Mo., while visiting an aunt and uncle there, and with Lionel trains.