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The layout is designed to give a real sense of railroading on the Missabe in the 1950s by following
the principles of the real DM&IR Railway as it operated in the 1950s.
Click this link to see the Layout Intro Flyer in PDF format. (Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent required to view)
| Superintendent |
Milt Spanton |
| Division or Location: |
DM&IR Missabe Division |
| Interchange Railroads: |
Great Northern and Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific |
| Size of Railroad: |
60 x 24 - ~~1600 sq. ft. |
| Scale: |
HO |
| Era: |
Mid 1950s |
| Control System: |
Digitrax with 100% radio throttles |
| Scale Clock Speed: |
N/A |
| Length of Session: |
3 hours |
| Number of Crew: |
10 |
| Train Control: |
Verbal |
| Are Radios Required: |
No |
| Listed Jobs: |
Dock Switch, Hill Ore, Proctor Yard Switch, Ore Extras, Mine locals, Cross Range, Hibbing and Virginia locals (freight), Passenger runs. |
| Accessibility: |
Stairs |
| Distance from hotel: |
36 miles |
| Estimated travel time from hotel: |
39 minutes |
| Web Site: |
{None...yet} |
| Pets: |
2 cats |
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