Facts and features
Name: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Aurora Branch
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 15″ x 72″ with 36″ extension
Prototype: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Locale: downtown Aurora, Ill.
Era: early 1950s
Style: shelf
Mainline run: 6 feet
Minimum radius: none
Minimum turnout: No. 4
Maximum grade: none
Benchwork: 1∕4″ plywood base with frame (1 x 3 boards) on bookcase
Height: 36″
Roadbed: none
Track: Atlas code 83 sectional
Scenery: sand and ground cover mixture
Backdrop: 1∕8″ tempered hardboard painted sky blue
Control: Walthers 2 amp direct-current power pack
