Norfolk Southern - Stone Division (aka CNO&TP - 1st District)

The modern Norfolk Southern, Stone Division is loosely based on the CNO&TP line south of Cincinnati.

The track plan is linear and includes two staging yards (Fort Wayne and Danville), a division yard (Gest Street) and several local yards. There is more than 800 feet of single and double track mainline. Each road train takes a minimum of 40 minutes to travel the layout. Some trains can be 40 cars long. Most mainline trains swap blocks and there are yard and local jobs.

A dispatcher uses a computer-based Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) system and signals to manage mainline traffic. Crews communicate with the dispatcher and yard master using two-way radios.

A Digitrax Digital Command Control system (DCC) is used for power management, train detection and signaling.

   cincy-div7.org/Andre%20Stone%20v15.jpg

   Layout Specifications.pdf

   Norfolks Southern Time Table.pdf

Layout Owner

Andre Stone

Location

West Chester, OH

Scale

HO

Layout Size

48 ft x 25 ft

Mainline Size

800 ft

Era

Modern, 2010-2017

Crew Complement

7 - 8

Completion

Track: 98%
Electrical: 98%

Control System

Digitrax

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Communications System

Family radio system

Dispatching Method

CTC

Car Forwarding

Switch Lists

Pets

None