$500 layout grand prize - 6
have a great deal of information on their collection of equipment
and photos to aid my layout design and modeling choices.
Operations
Operation can include as many as four operators: trolley, inter-
urban, steam or diesel engineers, and a dispatcher. Endless
switching moves can be done in a session to pull equipment
from the storage and display tracks so that the scale visitors
might enjoy either riding in them, or just for viewing. It does
not count against you if you switch individual tracks a number
of times during a session.
For switching the storage and display tracks I could be look-
ing for a small diesel. I like the little GE 44-ton diesel model,
but a 45-tonner would be more interesting because of its
side rods. Much of the fun comes from being able to watch
8. Vintage trolleys transport visitors around the loop at
the Illinois Railway Museum.
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MRH-May 2014
