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 My Clinchfield Railroad Blue Ridge Division
layout is modeled after the Clinchfield Railroad as it was in the mid 1970's. I model an area located between Erwin, TN. and
Bostic, NC.
The Clinchfield Railroad, now part of CSX, is a bridge line that connects the midwest with the southeast. Coal is the main commodity,
but there are 4 scheduled Time Freights and an assortment of locals.
I operate the layout with 5-8 people using the schedule from 1975. My towns and track arrangements are taken directly from Clinchfield Railroad track charts. Ops sessions last between 3 and 4 hours with a 4:1 fast clock using the Digitrax DCC system.
My freight cars are all routed with the car card system using actual car routings from the era.
| Superintendent |
Ken Borowski |
| Division or Location: |
Clinchfield Railroad Blue Ridge Division |
| Interchange Railroads: |
Southern Railway & Yancey Railroad |
| Size of Railroad: |
13 x 33 double deck main room, L shaped 10 x 10
in staging room |
| Scale: |
N |
| Era: |
Mid 1970s |
| Control System: |
Digitrax |
| Scale Clock Speed: |
4:1 |
| Length of Session: |
3-4 hours |
| Number of Crew: |
5-8 |
| Train Control: |
Verbal Authority |
| Are Radios Required: |
Yes, 5 channel radio |
| Listed Jobs: |
Dispatcher, Yard Master, 3 crews, Pusher Crew |
| Accessibility: |
Stairs |
| Distance from hotel: |
11 miles |
| Estimated travel time from hotel: |
16 minutes |
| Web Site: |
http://www.clinchfield-nscale.com 
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| Pets: |
1 Cat |
To see many excellent photos of Ken's layout, along with much
more information, please visit his website, noted above.
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