The layout is S Gauge 1/64 scale representing the Tennessee Central Railway's eastern Division from Nashville to Harriman Tn. The layout uses American S Gauge code 172 flex track, American S Gauge 27" and American Flyer 720A 20" radius turnouts. The roadbed is Vinylbed or Flexbed. Nashville, Crossville, Rockwood, Emory Gap and Harriman are represented. Only three stations are scratch built copies of actual buildings. Also represented is Southern Junction yard, roundhouse and turntable. There are over 100 S scale and kit bashed HO structures on the layout. There are over 1500 S and HO figures on the layout. There are three mainline tracks on the lower tier and one on the upper tier with a transition track between the tiers. Nearly all of the Tennessee Central steam and diesel locomotives of the transition era are represented. There are HO areas in 2 background sections at a blast furnace at Rockwood and past & above the Harriman end of the layout. All TCRY engines, rolling stock, & passenger cars are custom painted & numbered. In addition, there are several engines & consists of the Clinchfield RR which exchange coal traffic from eastern Kentucky with the TCRY at Emory Gap and Harriman.
Scale / Gauge
other
Size of Layout
16 FT/15 Ft
Prototype
Tennessee Central Railway, The Eastern Division
Location Modeled
Nashville to Harriman, Tennessee
Era
1940s, 50s and 60s transition period
Style of Track Plan
Other
Length of Main Line
62'
Layout Height
lower S gauge 36 upper s gauge 42 background HO 48"
Benchwork
L girder
Roadbed Material
Other
Track Manufacturer
Other
Turnouts
Other
Minimum Main Line Radius
20"
Scenery Techniques
2 layers of plaster cloth over wadded up newspaper covered with sculptamold painted covered with Woodland Scenic ground cover
% Scenery Complete
100 %
Backdrop
Painted plywood, 3 deminsonal structures, painted sculptamold and commercial backdrops
Control System
Other
Car Forwarding System
None
Train Authority / Dispatching
Other
Operating Group
Atlantic Coast Gaugers - Georgia Division
Direction Comment
At the North end of GA 400 (119) go straight on 115 E 4.3 miles turn right into Oakdale Estates on Holly Ln, turn left on Acorn Dr then left on Gooseberry Ln.
Wheelchair Accessible
ADA Comments
The layout is in a half basement accessed by a narrow 11 step staircase. It is not wheelchair accessible
