Chuck Liford's Conrail is in it's second incarnation. Chuck and his construction gang set out to eliminate some Operator issues such as an annoying duck under, a blind section (or a view through a tunnel as the only way to keep track of your train...) About 10 folks can keep this railroad humming...

This is Lenz control system, with CTC style board and car cards for the train crews. It's set in the late 90's, and models the railroad as it ran between Toledo & Selkirk. The CTC board controls the fully signaled railroad, via authentic surplus railroad signaling relays in an also surplus relay tower. Excellent operations for big time modern ops!

No Drawing yet...

Here's some photo's of Chuck's layout, courtesy of Bruce Ernatt.

The power at the house in Collinwood Yard with Conrail switchers working the yard in the background.

Looking over Collinwood yard, the industrial landscape of Cleveland can be seen in the background.

CR 7510 and caboose working the yard at Marion. Locomotive was custom painted by Mike Burgett.

Conrail work train waits for a call to action in Marion yard.

Looking west over Avon yard, it is unusually empty.

Look at all that Big Blue power....at the house in Indy.

Staging at Indy, where intermodal, autorack, roadrailer, amtrak, and coal trains are staged.

Chuck sits at the the Columbus Line dispatcher's desk and talks to a train waiting for a signal at CP 95.

Track Inspector Justin makes a quick repair to get the trains running quickly.

Looking over the trains in the staging yard.

A pair of brand new Conrail SD70's effortlessly pull ML453 out of the Cleveland mixing center.

A CSX MOW train works near the diamond at Greenwich.

A Conrail GP15-1 pulls a load of limestone from the quarry on the the Shelby secondary.

The siding at Galion is filled with a cut of cars set off by a westbound that couldn't get into Marion to work.

Chuck's kitbashed Walthers truss bridge at Caledonia.

An empty coal train waits for the signal at CP 95, Total Oil is in the foreground.

The Central Soya soybean processing plant at Marion. The Central Soya covered hoppers were custom painted by Brent Toth and Dan Risdon.

The AC tower operator at Marion waves to a passing freight about to pound across the NS diamonds.