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John Travis' Johnstown & Gerryville
6408 Lantern Rdg, Hoschton, GA, 30548
Layout at a Glance
Scale: HO
Prototype: Freelance
Location Modeled: Western Pennslvania
Era: 1953
Style of Track Plan: Point-to-Point
Benchwork: L girder
Roadbed Material: Homabed
Track Manufacturer: Atlas
Minimum Main Line Radius: 30"
Maximum Grade: 2.5 %
Scenery Techniques: Plaster impregnated gauze molded over lattice of cardboard strips or wadded-up paper, stained light brown and covered in ground foam & trees.
Backdrop: Painted Masonite with clouds & hills
Control System: Digtrax DCC
Car Forwarding System: Tab-on-Car
Train Authority / Dispatching: CTC
Operating Group: Deaton Creek Model Train Club
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Layout Description
John Travis’ Johnstown & Gerryville The Johnstown & Gerryville Railroad (J&G) is an HO scale bridge route between the PRR and B&O operating in western Pennsylvania. Using the mid-fifties as a back-drop, this fully sceniced basement-size layout runs both steam and diesel. This large basement layout featuring 2 levels with valance lighting and LEDs for buildings & street lighting. Aisles are wide and the fascia is curved to be operator and visitor friendly. We recently updated our lighting system with strings of LEDs to replace the compact florescent lights. The LEDs give us the capability to modify the lighting based on the time of day so we go from full daylight to night time in a controlled sequence. To top things off, we even added a lightning storm with great sound. Features include: beautiful scenery providing a realistic setting for operations; the CTC Signal system is Dispatcher controlled to keep traffic moving; two visible staging yards; realistic animation and six towns provide lots of operating interest; Digitrax DCC controls the trains using wireless throttles; antique telephones are used for communications and several contest winning structures make this a great layout. Search for ‘Johnstown & Gerryville’ on Youtube to view our current videos. Search for ‘Johnstown & Gerryville’ on Youtube to view our current videos.
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