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Howard Goodwin’s Great Cypress Lines
9 Cross Branches, Acworth, GA, 30101
Open Sunday, July 26 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Layout at a Glance
Scale: HO
Size of Layout: 13' X 32'
Prototype: Freelance based in Transition Era
Location Modeled: Southeast US
Era: Transition Era 1940's -1970's encompassing the use of steam and early diesel motive power
Style of Track Plan: Folded Dog Bone
Layout Height: 52" base height with elevation change including a small helix to second level along back side of layout"
Benchwork: Open Grid
Roadbed Material: Homabed
Track Manufacturer: Shinohara
Scenery Techniques: Plaster cloth over cardboard lattice for mountain, insulation foam for other scenery shapes, ground foam scenery
Backdrop: Coved, painted backdrop using cloud stencils
Control System: Digitrax DCC
Car Forwarding System: Car Cards
Train Authority / Dispatching: TT&TO
Operating Group: North Atlanta Rail Barons
Wheelchair Accessible: No
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