The Johnstown & Gerryville Railroad (J&G) is an HO scale bridge route between the PRR and B&O operating in western Pennsylvania. Using the mid-fifties as a back-drop, this fully sceniced basement-size layout runs both steam and diesel. This large basement layout featuring 2 levels with valance lighting and LEDs for buildings & street lighting. Aisles are wide and the fascia is curved to be operator and visitor friendly. Features include: beautiful scenery providing a realistic setting for operations; the CTC Signal system is Dispatcher controlled to keep traffic moving; two visible staging yards; realistic animation and six towns provide lots of operating interest; Digitrax DCC controls the trains using wireless throttles; antique telephones are used for communications and several contest winning structures make this a great layout.
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Scale / Gauge
HO
Size of Layout
42/13
Prototype
freelance
Location Modeled
Western Pennslvania
Era
1953
Style of Track Plan
Point-to-Point
Length of Main Line
240'
Layout Height
Lower 42" Upper 58""
Benchwork
L girder
Roadbed Material
Homabed
Track Manufacturer
Atlas
Turnouts
Peco
Minimum Main Line Radius
30"
Maximum Grade
2.5 %
Scenery Techniques
Plaster impregnated gauze molded over lattice of cardboard strips or wadded-up paper, stained light brown and covered in ground foam & trees.
