Tour of the entire layout in its current state in May of 2023. I showcase all the industries on this modern day urban switching layout.

The Hills Line livestream referenced:    • The Hills Line Live!  

Photograph of prototype purchased from https://www.riverrailphoto.com/

Layout Information:
Designer – Byron Henderson - www.layoutvision.com
Scale – HO (1:87)
Railroad/Location/Era – Union Pacific (UP) Modern day, Orange County, CA. Also Southern Pacific (SP) 1985-1995 operations, since many of the customers are the same and the area/scenery is very similar.
Type – Point-to-point switching layout with continuous run option. Around the room with a peninsula on IKEA Ivar shelving.
Room Size – 29ft x 13ft (9m x 4m) located in a basement room
Mainline Run – 125ft (38m)
Track – Microengineering Code 83, with Code 70 in the Cold Storage/ADM Transload spur. Turnouts are ME, Peco, and Walthers #6’s and #5’s
DCC System – NCE Powercab and SB5 Booster, operating with a Iowa Scaled Engineering (ISE) Proto Throttle. Primarily run Soundtraxx Tsunami2 Decoders.