Club Facts & Figures
Updated – June 19, 2021

General

• In current Location since 1984, the club was incorporated October 25, 1979
• Serving Pinellas County for over 30 years
• 2,450 square feet
• Membership 50+, and open
• Two railways, the HO scale Gulf & Northern and the N scale Suncoast Lines
• All dimensions are approximate
• The longest train operated on either railway have been between 90 and 100 cars.
• Both railroads supporting Wi-Throttle technology - run your trains from your smart device (iPhone, Android, tablet, etc.) or Industry manufactured WiFi Throttle.

 

HO Scale Gulf & Northern Railway
dismantled May 2013, new layout built in 2015 with trains running by Winter 2015

• Type – point to point with several separate loop options
• 1,024 square feet of layout, in 1,680 square feet of area
• Mainline length:
• 1 st Division – 2.50 scale miles
• 2 nd Division – 3.69 scale miles
• 3 rd Division – 2.41 scale miles
• Total – 8.60 scale miles, 522 real feet
• Sidings/second main – 5.03 scale miles, 305 real feet
• Yards-Terminals-Industries: 16.63 scale miles of track, 1,009 real feet
• Kaiser Yard – 2.97 scale miles, excluding engine facilities
• Union Terminal and 62 nd Street Coach Yard – 4.28 scale miles
• Alcoa Yard – not measured yet, including industries and car float yard, about 3/4 the size as Kaiser Yard but with industries.
• Turnouts – over 200
• Standards –
• NCE control system, 17 cabs
• DCC ABS block system being installed
• Mainline, code 100, 30” min. radius, No. 8 and some No. 6 switches
• Yards, industries, code 100, 83 and 70; No. 6 switches for new construction, except some industries (Kaiser Yard has No. 4)

 

N Scale Suncoast Lines Railway

• Type - loop operation, with possible point to point
• 397 square feet of layout, in 770 square feet of area
• Mainline length:
• Total – 15.15 scale miles, 500 real feet
• Yards/Sidings/second main – 8.24 scale miles, 272 real feet
• Turnouts – over 80
• Standards –
• Digitrax – can handle up to 22 trains.
• Mainline, code 70, 12” min. radius, No. 8 and some No. 6 switches
• Yards, industries, code 100 and 70 and No. 6 & 4switches in Alton Yard, No. 6 only in Baldwin Yard
• Limited Digistar signals to be installed protecting tunnels