Facts and features
Name: Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 17 x 25 feet
Prototype: Union Pacific (ex-Chicago & North Western)
Locale: West Chicago Yard to Clinton, Iowa
Era: late summer 2000-2005
Style: multi-deck walk-in
Mainline run: approximately 210 feet (not including helix or staging)
Minimum radius: 24″
Minimum turnout: No. 6
Maximum grade: 2.5% (in helix)
Benchwork: wall-mounted
Height: 30″ (staging), 45″ (level 1), and 62″ (level 2)
Roadbed: cork over foam and plywood
Track: Atlas code 83 and 100 flextrack
Scenery: extruded-foam insulation board
Backdrop: combination of photos and painted ¼” tempered hardboard
Control: Digitrax wireless with TrainController Gold software
