The new structure was 100 feet long by 50 feet wide. Our
plan was to build the layout room on the southwest side 83’
by 40’, which would match the size of the old location. This
allowed for a 10’-wide hallway along the side of the main
room, which would be the entrance hallway, and provide
space for washrooms. The east end would have a lounge
area complete with a balcony which would house the control
room, with a storage area below. Work began by dry walling
the two outside walls of the layout room, while studs were
erected for the two inner walls. Drywall was placed on the
layout side only, for the time being.
Once again we received a lot of help. Hobbyists from the
Kitchener-Waterloo area, and a few from farther afield helped
with all this work. Several have since become members of the
group. A family member who had experience tinsmithing installed
11. One of several terminal areas on the skyboard
where wires from the control room [12] are connected
to the wires going down to switch machines and track
blocks in that section of the railway.
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12. The finished control room. Each desk controls a
section of the railway, as described in the text. Each
monitor is connected to two cameras, which gives the
operator of that area good top-down views of areas
where there are uncoupling magnets, or hard-to-see
switch locations.
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