Scale: HO
Era: Early '60s
Key Features:
- Represents the “K”-Line running from St. Louis to Hannibal Missouri
- Single track double deck layout with passing sidings.
- Main line Industries include, two cements plants, quarry, a power plant, paper plant and an armaments plant.
- Branch interchanges with the GM&O and Wabash Railroads
- The main line is 425 feet and the branch line is 75 feet
- There are 2 staging yards; 10 track St. Louis/Kansas City and 8 track North of Hannibal serving as Burlington, IA, St. Joe, MO., Galesburg and Chicago
- Digitrax radio control throttles
- Car Card and waybills
- Maps allow crews pinpoint their location
- FRS radios are used for communications between train crews and the Dispatcher for verbal track warrants
- 10 Operators: Hannibal Yardmaster, Old Monroe Yardmaster, Portland Cement, Portland Quarry and International Paper crew, 3 locals, a coal train serving Union Electric and Portland Cement and 4 road crews (+Dispatcher)
Scenery:
- 50% complete
- Painted backdrop
Began construction: 2004 Operating Sessions Started: 2007
Owner: Hank Kraichely
Pets: Hank has no pets
Accessibility: Basement layout with only stair access
Other Notes: Located on a busy street. Parking on side street, same side of street 2 houses to east or across and to the west
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