The Rock Island: Ottawa Sands in N Scale

An operations based N Scale layout depicting the Rock Island Railroad between Peoria and Ottawa, Illinois circa 1972.

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Name: Rock Island: Ottawa Sands
Scale: N 1:160
Dimensions: 14' x 16'
Prototype: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Date Started: September 11th, 2013
Theme: Prototypical representation within reason of the Rock Island Railroad between Peru and Ottawa, IL featuring the sand operations of the late 70s.
Era: 1970-1976
Style: Walk around style, single-deck
Min Turnout: #10 on mainline with #6s in industries
Ruling Grade: < 1%
Control: NCE Power Pro-R
Operation: Track Warrant Control
Paperwork: Tab-on-Car
Track: Micro Engineering Code 55 flex and Custom Turnouts using Fast Tracks Jigs and Atlas Code 55 Track

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