Chicago Belt Lines

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Chicago Belt Lines

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I grow up near the beltline . I had thought it was one of the busiest railroads in the Chicago area. When AMC was in Wisconsin it was the main carrier for those cars. I remenber it also carried steel ore to Gary Ind. I can remember 2 trains going in one direction(different tracks) and anothe train going in an other direction. Sometimes it would take 15 to 20 min. to get accross the tracks in La Grange. Can’t wait for my Nov. issue. Thank .

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I’m definitely looking forwrd to reading this issue.

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Thanks for the kind words. It was a lot of fun to research and design. Clif’s layout is now operating and work on structures and scenery continues. If you’d like more info on the layout, please reach us through “coxys n scale and railroad blog”, just google that phrase.
I agree, 11" is tight. Those were mainly curves on a few spurs in the Linden Park area. Most curves are 15" or better. As mentioned, if you have the room, use it!
Cheers,
Steven

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Nice! A nice switching layout for those of us that like to deliver the cars in the train. It is a nice size without taking up all the basement space if you have a full basement under the house.

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Okay, I haven’t seen the issue yet, but 11" radius when you have that much room?

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Very nice looking layout. Looking forward to seeing it in th magazine.

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Growing up and working near the IHB and BOCT Riverdale, Il yards, I appreciate the attention to both transfer activity and the local switching opportunities on this layout. This should provide more than enough operation for an entire operating crew. Modeling the mid 60’s to early 70’s with SW, NW, GP and SD units lends itself to a variety of motive power on the layout from all of the area connecting railroad (ICG, EJE, SF, MP, SS, CNW, MILW, etc. ) This layout really captures the period.

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I live south of Chicago and this is a great layout I’m thinking of building. It would be nice to see some photos of the layout along with a description of what type of benchwork, track, etc., they used.