Wabash

Layout Description

Steve Medler
• Represents three Wabash divisions traversing Missouri from Kansas City to St. Louis
• Single deck in 3 rooms for point to point operation with staging at either end
• Branch line to Omaha, NE serving a paper plant
• Features a large Ford motor plant just east of Kansas City
• Local switching at Moberly, Mexico and several other locations
• 8 Operators: Mexico Yardmaster & locals, Moberly Yard Master & locals, Birmingham Yard Master / Ford plant switcher, Omaha branch line freight & passenger crews, mainline passenger & freight crews and dispatcher
• Signaling is a future project
• Comfortable crew lounge

Layout Details

Layout Owner

Steve Medler

Location

Saint Louis, MO

Scale

HO

Mainline Size

200 ft

Era

1955-1960

Crew Complement

4 - 6

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 10%
Electrical: 90%

Control System

Digitrax

Communications System

Family radio system

Dispatching Method

Warrants via Railroad & Co. software

Car Forwarding

Switch Lists

Health and Safety

Pets

Yes - One dog