Illinois Central Gulf - Alton District

Scale: HO
Era: 1984

-Represents the ICG Alton District between Godfrey and Wood River, IL
-Mainline is approx. 300 feet of double deck benchwork in a 18' x 28' room
-Track warrants via Dispatcher on a 3 to 1 fast clock
-Digitrax radio control throttles
-Point to point operation via a helix with staging below the lower level
-Built and operated to facilitate industrial switching
-Car cards waybill system
-Each session models one of the three daily 8 hour shifts. Each shift includes 3-4 locals, 3-4 manifest freights, 1-2 grain or coal trains, 1-2 Amtraks, and 1-2 "Slingshot" piggyback trains, Conrail has trackage rights and operates its own local serving Winchester, Clark Refining, and interchanges cars with the ICG, Burlington Northern has trackage rights to deliver coal to Illinois Power

7 Operators: 1 yardmaster, 3 local crews, 3 road crews (+Dispatcher)
Scenery: 20% complete
Began construction: 2010 Operating Sessions Started: 2012

Owners: Joe & Tony Pellegrino
Pets: N/A
Accessibility: Basement layout with access via steps

Other Notes: Plenty of industry switching; Peavey Mills, Owens-Illinois Glass, Laclede Steel, Winchester Ammunition, Alton Box Board, Amoco Refining, Clark Refining and Shell Refining are the major on-line industries

Layout Owner

Antonio Pellegrino

Location

Maryville, IL

Scale

HO

Layout Size

28 ft x 18 ft

Mainline Size

300 ft

Era

1984

Crew Complement

5 - 8

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 20%
Electrical: 100%

Control System

Digitrax - Simplex only

Communications System

Family radio system

Dispatching Method

Track Warrants

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Fast Clock

3:1

Pets

None