Sources:
1 - Home Depot
2 - eBay - includes shipping (user: dedgtr6izo)
3 - eBay - includes shipping (user: russeler100)
4 - eBay - includes shipping (user: salami kid)
5 - Walthers, on sale
6 - Allowance for purchase of scenery materials
Each railroad owned a quarter of the line. The Fort Wayne
Union Railway was incorporated to provide for transfers
between the controlling carriers and to make certain territory
available for industrial development and to serve industries
located, and to be located in and around Fort Wayne IN.
Each of the 4 owners of the FWURY operated the line for
a period of 6 months during which each owner provided
their own crews and motive power for their time period of
operation. The FWURY made direct connections with the NKP,
WAB, and PRR on the east side of Fort Wayne.
Item
Unit Price QtyExtension
10" x 12 shelf bracket (1)
$1.67
16 $26.72
0.708" x 4' x 8' cabinet grade plywood (1)
$27.97
1 $27.97
1/4" Purebond maple plywood (1)
$9.78
1 $9.78
Atlas code 83 track 100 ft (2)
$46.00
1 $46.00
Mid West Cork 22 pieces (3)
$22.50
1 $22.50
P87 Stores fast & easy turnouts
$9.95
10 $99.50
MRC Prodigy Express (4)
$99.79
1 $99.79
Caboose Industries (5)
$2.75
11 $30.25
Miscellaneous wiring
$25.00
1 $25.00
Scenery materials (6)
$75.00
1 $75.00
Total $462.51
THE FORT WAYNE UNION RAILWAY
A starter layout you can build for under $500
Fort Wayne Union Railway - 1
by Don Hanley
Corporate History
T
he Fort Wayne Union Railway was incorporated October
11, 1922 and was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co, The New York, Chicago, and St Louis Railroad Co.
(NKP), Wabash Railway Co., and the New York Central Railroad Co.
Grand Prize winner
of
the MRH $500 Starter Lay-
out design challenge contest
1
1: The Fort Wayne Union Railway modeled in the 1950s might
look something like this diorama photo by Charlie Comstock.
MRH-Jan 2013
