Tom Brodrick's
Providence and Worcester Railroad
January 27, 2008
It was a clear and bright day when 35 interested
visitors toured the Damascus MD
model of the Providence
and Worcester Railroad.
The prototype has grown from 45 miles of track in 1973 to its
current
system of approximately 545 miles. Check
out their web page at http://www.pwrr.com/.
Several visitors were from New England and started reminiscing about their high schools, while the uninitiated tried to pronounce Worcester. According to the dictionaries I consulted, the pronunciation is “wu̇s-tər” or “wŏŏs'tər.”
The layout is built on two levels impressively suspended from the floor joists above with threaded rod. Fluorescent under-cabinet lamps mounted to the bottom of the upper level provide excellent illumination for operations. Aisles permit operators to pass each other (although some of us make for a tight fit) follow their trains. Skirting in the P&W colors was Tom’s Christmas present from his wife, Gail.
Control is by DCC; turnouts are hand thrown. Operations include unit trains of articulated contained well cars as well as local freights serving trackside industries. There are yards at the logical ends of the layout, one physically above the other, in a separate room from the rest of the layout. The yards support staging and switching.
Several visitors were from New England and started reminiscing about their high schools, while the uninitiated tried to pronounce Worcester. According to the dictionaries I consulted, the pronunciation is “wu̇s-tər” or “wŏŏs'tər.”
The layout is built on two levels impressively suspended from the floor joists above with threaded rod. Fluorescent under-cabinet lamps mounted to the bottom of the upper level provide excellent illumination for operations. Aisles permit operators to pass each other (although some of us make for a tight fit) follow their trains. Skirting in the P&W colors was Tom’s Christmas present from his wife, Gail.
Control is by DCC; turnouts are hand thrown. Operations include unit trains of articulated contained well cars as well as local freights serving trackside industries. There are yards at the logical ends of the layout, one physically above the other, in a separate room from the rest of the layout. The yards support staging and switching.
TB02 |
 TB129 |
TB05 |
TB08 |
TB10 |
TB11 |
TB16 |
TB21 |
 TB132 |
TB24 |
TB28 |
TB31 |
TB32 |
TB33 |
TB34 |
TB38 |
 TB115 |
TB37 |
TB41 |
TB46 |
TB47 |
 TB121 |
TB48 |
TB51 |
TB55 |
TB57 |
TB58 |
TB61 |
 TB136 |
 TB116 |
 TB125 |
 TB127 |