Bob
Conley's
Pennsylvania Railroad
January 9, 2005
This HO scale of the Pennsylvania
Railroad depicts a small town in
Pennsylvania on the Middle Divisionof
the Pennsylvania Railroad in early 1940. The layout is 4 x 8
with two mainlines, six sidings with lots of switching activity, and
detailed, completed scenery and structures. The layout theme was "look
what can be done with a 4x8." The train room has a "Railroad Bar" ,
with displays of brass, steam, diesel and electric motive power many
with sound.
Although not a massive pike, Bob has done a superb job of
combining a
small town, industry and the feel of some open territory onto this
layout. Unlike many of our layouts, this one is complete
with many
details. There are two mainline loops
with six sidings. The sidings are
logically placed and service the many industries. The
buildings are removable so that when Bob
completes a new structure, he can remove one of the older ones and
replace it
with the new one. In this way, he can
keep his layout fresh and interesting.
Bob has an extensive collection of locomotives and rolling
stock that he has acquired over the past 40 years, much of it on
display, including over 200 passenger and freight cars and 60 engines. His recent additions include
several
locomotives from Broadway Limited that are equipped with sound. This is a very nice feature that adds a lot