Pennsylvania Railroad in Baltimore

Ken Meyer has chosen to model the PRR's Baltimore operations exclusively during the late 1940's. A shelf-type, HO scale layout, it features three levels each 24" wide. Traveling along 3 walls of the 40' x 26' basement, the layout includes a center peninsula to handle trains through the Baltimore & Potomac (B&P) tunnel. This tunnel is approximately 55 feet long with several sections to be modeled open for viewing and access. A two-track helix is planned to represent Union tunnel. This will connect East Baltimore (middle level) with the "center of the city". Between these two tunnels sits the model of Pennsylvania Station that was featured in "Railroad Model Craftsman," December 2004.

Digitrax Command Control, Peco turnouts, and Tortoise switch machines are the backbone of the railroad's operation. Valance lighting, painted sky and photo backdrops will be included along all three levels. Two block operators located near the foot of the basement stairs, one at Bay Tower, the other at B&P Tower, will control the lineside telephones and signals that direct the walk-around train crews.

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