Layout Name: Iroquois River Railroad

City: Denton

Scale: N

Size: 20 ft x 20 ft

Jobs: The railroad is N scale, and is DCC controlled with NCE components. WiFi is used for wireless control
using TCS throttles, as well as normal tethered throttles. The entire railroad is built with more than 20
sections ranging in size from 2 feet by 2 feet, to 4 feet by 6 feet, most having NCE circuit breakers. The
roster includes over 700 cars and 100 locomotives. Most of the rolling stock have metal wheels and are
weathered.


Operations: Operations on the IRR is in full swing, as the interchange yard at Mohawk is operational and four towns
are ready for local work. Eventually, trains will arrive and depart through Mohawk via the NYC providing
true interchange work. Ferry boat traffic is also part of the operations. Car cards/waybills are used for car
forwarding, and car numbers on the top of cars facilitate easy identification for switching.

Description:

The railroad is a double track mainline (NYC) with a freelanced branch line (IRR) for local switching.
Construction began in February 2020 in a two car carage. Today (August 2024) the bench work is
complete and the branch line is operational. Scenery is complete on about 1/3 of the branch line.


The double track mainline is laid. There is a 14 track staging yard and DeWitt yard, a 14 track
classification yard handling east-west traffic from Selkirk Yard, near Albany, NY, to Frontier Yard in
Buffalo, NY. There will be an industrial area supporting a large car parts manufacturing plant, and heavy
automobile traffic will be seen between Detroit and eastern markets.
NOTE: DeWitt yard, located just east of Syracuse, NY, was the largest freight yard in the NYC system.
Today it is part of CSX.

 



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