Scale
HO Scale
Status
Active
Communication
None
Control
Dynatrol and Rail Lynx DC
Dispatching
Verbal Train Orders from Roving Dispatcher
Era
1950's
Forwarding
Car Cards
Layout Size
55' x 30'
Locale
New York State
Superintendent
Henry Propst
Description: The NYC RR Mohawk Division is a 55’ long, and from 10’ to 30’ wide, HO model of the New York Central’s Mohawk Division in upstate New York. The layout features a two-track mainline running from the Division point at Utica (in the West) to the Division point at Selkirk and Albany Union Station (in the East.) The freight main continues east to the West Side Yards in Manhattan. Freight schedules, cars and locomotives, follow the published schedules that were in effect in the early 1950’s. Control is Dynatrol, with some Rail Lynx infrared control overlay; the total mainline run is about 300’. There is a 36” minimum radius on the mains. The overall schedule includes over two dozen freight and one dozen passenger trains.
The 50’ long run down the scenic Mohawk Valley between Little Falls and Fonda with 20-30 car trains is visually awesome. Likewise, after a stop in Selkirk yard and a trip down the helix, you are transported to the NYC car float and former meat district operations at the 60th St yards in NY City.
Access: Entry is down a flight of stairs to the basement. Entry into the layout is walk-in.
