Spokane Southern Railroad

Jointly owned by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Layout runs point to point from Spokane / Cle-Elum Washington (west staging) to St. Regis MT (east staging)

Layout Owner

Jerry Zeman

Location

Willowbrook, IL

Scale

HO

Layout Size

50 ft x 30 ft

Mainline Size

670 ft

Era

1952

Crew Complement

9 - 15

Completion

Track: 95%
Scenery: 40%
Electrical: 95%

Control System

TCS, with NCE cab bus support.

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Communications System

Wayside phones

Prototype and Theming

Some compromises with prototype or freelance

Operations Rigor

Tightly structured operations per prototype

Tone and Atmosphere

Fairly disciplined

Dispatching Method

Timetable and Train Order

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Fast Clock

3:1

ADA Compliant

No

Pets

Yes - Dog, 75 lbs hound mix