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Rock Island Lines Mid-Continent Route from St. Paul (Inver Grove Yard) to Kansas City (Armourdale Yard) in HO scale.  The layout includes trains of other midwestern railroads such as the Burlington Route, Chicago Great Western, Minneapolis & St. Louis, Chicago & Northwestern, Milwaukee Road and Illinois Central.

Details of the Layout:

Size:  30' X 40'
Locale:  Midwest, St. Paul to Kansas City
Era:  1964 - 1974
Style:  Around the walls, walk-in
Mainline run:  777 feet
Minimum radius:  30" on main line
Maximum grade:  1.96%
Benchwork:  open grid
Height:  Lower level = 40", Upper level = 60"
Roadbed:  cork on 3/4" plywood
Track:  Micro-Engineering code 83 on main line and code 70 for yard, siding and industry tracks; Walthers and Micro-Engineering turnouts
Scenery:  card board strips with plaster cloth and joint compound
Backdrop:  commercial backdrops and hand painted
Control:  Digitrax DCC