Current Layout by Mike Grothman
Layout Name:
"Newtown Central"
Layout Status:
active
Track Type:
S
Layout Space:
20' x 10'
Layout Style:
Basement-filling
Track Manufacturer:
American Models
Rail Size:
code 148
Min. Radius:
27"
Ruling Grade:
2%
Mainline Track Length:
65'
Completed:
benchwork: 90%; track: 90%; scenery: 50%
Setting:
Colorado Front Range
Railroad(s) Modeled:
D&RGW, MILW
Control System:
DC and DCC
Notes:
Mike states that his grandfather worked for the Milwaukee Road, so he runs switcher engines and a Lionel 4-8-4 S3 #265, which his grandfather used to run out in the full-size world. Mike credits a ride on the Rio Grande Zephyr in 1982 for his love for Colorado modeling.
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