Did anyone have their RR Layout flooded by the Susquehanna River or any of the Creeks that overflowed? My sons basement was filled to the bottom of the rafters, and that is where my Grandsons Train layout was located, up under the rafters, under water for about two days.
Sam
Unfortunately, most of the layout and rolling stock will be lost, especially the electrical/electronic parts. Cleaning mechanisms and motors after being flooded is possible if you know how to tear down the locos and have a LOT of time to devote to it.
The layout will depend on the materials used as to whether it will be salvegable.
All track, buildings, and anything engines you can tear down, and rebuild, and thourghoughly clean can be saved. Sadly, I’m thinking that the roadbed, boards, transformer (s) will be dead, along with any scenery like mountains, or stuff that you can clean without damaging. EDIT: I rebuilt all of a friends engines after his basment was flooded, and they are running happily ever after with a slight smell of rain, and sewer water 
I forgot to mention that all the rolling stock and Electrical Power componets were removed before the water got too high, so it was just the Table & what was attached that couldn’t be removed easily.
The Table, and anything left on it were covered with about 1/8" of MUD. The large pieces of plywood were really warped. It took the water almost 2 weeks before we could pump the cellar out, and not have more water running back in. We have had a Dehumidifier running and Fans taking the air outside, and it silll isn’t dried out. We had to take the top off the table to get it outside. In the sun the layout dried out fast. Now the mud is caked on like cement. It won’t wash off with just a hose it has to be scrubbed with a brush. Overall the track doesn’t look bad, don’t know about the switch machines, we have Atlas and Peco turnouts and they all look good (after the mud is off) from the top. Most switch machines are under the roadbed.
We will find out in a couple of days.
Sam
Glad you got out most of your things before the water took them. Good luck with rebuilding the table and scenery.
My biggest fear is a flood true I live IN Wisconsin on a HIll so its rare as long as the power stays on. Now if the power goes out and it rains we get water in the basement we dont have natural flowage from the sub pumps areas. But thats why we have a generator but if we arent home it doesnt kick in and no one is home to save the poue trains. oh well.
But I am sad to hear the layout portion got ruined hope the rebuilding process isnt to hard and the switches work but I doubt thatr due to the mud is probabvly caked in them and we had a flood once and all of the switches were bad after it. The was one time we didnt have a generator.
You can always come over to my place and help build my nice dry layout. Flood damage sucks. Why is there no crying in symapthy smiley on this site?
Milwhiawatha
I had a problem like yours in Western Washington. I dug a sump in one corner of the floor about two feet deep. I used a 12 volt marine sump pump with a trickle charged rv battery. It worked.
As to mud on the train board…look at all the effort we put in trying to get the look of dirt. You have it naturally. Any way good luck on the cleanup.
TARP
Oh, Lord!!, I do wish I had a basement!
I also wish I had a deaf and dumb nymphomaniac who owned a liquor store.
Next time I hear a derogatory comment about our “slab” housing here in Arizona I’m gonna remember this post.
Oh, Lord!!, I do wish I had a basement!