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Updates on Design, Construction and Operations Realizing the Reading, 2.5 Tom Jacobs Mid - Atlantic RPM September 2019

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Page 1: Realizing the Reading, 2Design Experience Lessons • DO THE PLAN FIRST! • Know your layout goals, and keep them in mind • Don’t be afraid to make changes! Better to make them

Updates on Design, Construction and Operations

Realizing the Reading, 2.5

Tom JacobsMid-Atlantic RPMSeptember 2019

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Today‘s Discussion• Physical Plant• Territory and Era Considerations• Operations Planning• Take a (Brief) Ride on the Reading• The Construction Process• Bringing the Reading to Life• Prototypical “Environmental” Details• Next Steps

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Why the Reading?

Why the Reading?

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Physical Plant – “The Barn”

• Purpose-built in 2012• 20’ x 36’ Pole Building, 10’ Ceiling• Fully Insulated, HVAC Equipped• Connected to Home Security System

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The Reading “Crossline”

• Harrisburg to Allentown via Reading • The Reading’s principal freight artery Post WWII• Current Norfolk Southern Harrisburg and Reading Lines• Plan includes staging for Philadelphia/Wilmington and Newberry Junction

• Traffic to/from all four corners of the Reading system

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Era Considerations

• Second-Generation diesel power arrived 1962 onward• GP30, GP35, C424, C430, C630, SD45, U30C• Modern “Yellow/Green” paint scheme

• 1970s – GP39-2, GP40-2, MP15• Later “Reading Green” paint scheme

• Older power (GP7, RS3, etc.) demoted to local service• Models available RTR for most prototypes

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Era Considerations• Originally planned to model 1970, now 1974-1975• Availability of additional prototype info

• New availability of appropriate models• Release of Genesis GP39-2s in RDG paint• Obtained RDG GP40-2s and MP-15s• Created decals for later “RDG” boxcar scheme• Obtained additional freight schedule info

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Era Considerations

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Fortunate Find #1: RDG Co. Freight Schedules• 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975• Symbol and Local Freights• Departure and Arrival Times• Pickups and Setouts• Classification• Connections

• Tremendous resource for operations planning!

Operations Planning

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Fortunate Find #2: Crossline Qualification Drawings• Early-Mid 1960s• Full details – track/industry names, signal locations, etc.• Very helpful for following prototype from design standpoint

Operations Planning

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Operations PlanningAnalysis of Freight Schedule – A/D

Points for Through Freights• Allentown-Harrisburg: 6• Allentown-Philadelphia: 6• Harrisburg-Philadelphia: 7• Newberry-Philadelphia: 2• Newberry-Harrisburg: 2• Originate/Terminate at Reading: 6

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Operations Planning

Fortunate Find #3: John Pechulis Media DVDs• Footage from 1950s-1970s• TONS of information gleaned from this material!

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The Design Process

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Take a Ride on the Reading!The Design Process• Worked with Bob Sprague – www.bobstrackplans.com • Multi-level “mushroom” design, climbs from East to West• West always to the Left• Allentown staging shown below

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Take a Ride on the Reading!East Penn Branch – Alburtis to Mertztown

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Take a Ride on the Reading!Fleetwood to Reading Yard, then West on the Lebanon Valley Branch

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Take a Ride on the Reading!The Lebanon Valley Branch – Wyomissing Junction, Myerstown, Lebanon

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Take a Ride on the Reading!The West End – Hershey, Hummelstown and Rutherford Staging (1st Design)

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Take a Ride on the Reading!Re-Design of Rutherford Staging Yard and Return Loop

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Design Experience Lessons• DO THE PLAN FIRST!• Know your layout goals, and keep

them in mind• Don’t be afraid to make changes!

Better to make them in the design phase or in early construction when modification is easier!

• DO THE PLAN FIRST!• Consider construction requirements

during the design process (3D thinking)

• Design for the humans that will operate your layout one day

• DO THE PLAN FIRST!

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The Construction Process• Mushroom design requires a raised

floor• 2x4 “mini stud walls” around the

room perimeter• Connected to each other but not

to the walls or floor• 2x4 joists topped with 3/4” OSB

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The Construction Process

• 2x4 stud walls anchored to building floor, but NOT to raised floors• L-girders anchored to ceiling and tied to stud walls.

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The Construction ProcessBenchwork• 3/4” Plywood, topped by 1/2”

Homasote• Cork roadbed in visible areas onlyTrack• Code 100 in staging and hidden

areas• Code 83 in visible areasWiring and Control• 12 gauge bus wires• 22 gauge feeders on EVERY

section of rail• Digitrax Simplex/Duplex DCC• Tortoise, Servo & Manual turnout

control• Eventual JMRI CTC/Signaling

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The Construction Process

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The Construction Process

Rutherford Staging Yard – top level – will be automatically controlled by DS• 7 through tracks, 2 stub-end• Required hand-laying the entire ladder!

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The Construction Process

The East Penn Branch Helix• Represents 9.2 miles between

Mertztown (above) and Fleetwood (Left)

• 32” outer radius, 2% grade• Code 100 rail• Benchwork ¾” + ½” plywood

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The Construction Process

Servo Turnout Control• Using Tam Valley Depot Servos and Frog Juicers on layout• Reliable, economical, easy to work with• Quad LNS board connects servos to LocoNet – essential for JMRI signal logic• Fascia-mounted controllers mitigates operator reach-in to a degree• Non-JMRI areas (e.g. Reading Yard) will use manual & Tortoise control

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• Junction of East Penn and Catasauqua and Fogelsville (C&F) branches

• C&F branch was the Reading’s gateway to the cement region

• Adds additional interlocking and opportunity for local trains

• AF tower closed and demolished mid 1960s, but will be modeled (ARHS kit)

Bringing the Reading to Life:Alburtis

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Alburtis

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Alburtis• Junction of C&F Branch and East Penn

• RDG Gateway to the Cement Belt• Connections with LNE, LV, CNJ

• Local freights out of Allentown & Reading• C&F Branch represented by 2 staging

tracks

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Hummelstown

• Between Hershey and Rutherford• Connection to Middletown & Hummelstown Branch• Team Track (Verdelli Farms), McKesson Chemical

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Hummelstown

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Hummelstown

• First modeled town running West to East• Immediately east of TARA interlocking• Key track features modeled:

• Eastward Siding• Crossovers• Team Track & McKesson Chemical

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Hershey• The sweetest place on earth!• Major industry on

Branch/Layout• Principal Operational Focus –

Dedicated Switch Crew• Great variety of inbound and

outbound traffic• Collaborating with Rob Hinkle

who is also modeling this locale

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Hershey:

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Hershey

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Hershey

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Bringing the Reading to Life:West Lebanon – WALL int.• Connection to

Cornwall Branch• Diamond removed

by modeled era• Connection to

Lebanon & Tremont Branch (coal region)

• Horntown Yard• Interlocking

presents opportunity for traffic control on line

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Bringing the Reading to Life:West Lebanon – WALL int.

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LebanonModeled Industries• Union Boiler• Keystone Foundry• Brandywine Scrap• Lebanon Chemical• Sinclair Oil• Avon Branch (staged)

Bringing the Reading to Life:Lebanon• Passenger station will be

modeled despite lack of service since 1963-4

• Lebanon allows for degree of “urban” modeling and significant local switching

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Lebanon

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Lebanon

• Walthers “Water Street Freight Terminal” is a reasonable representation of the Lebanon Freight House (I am a “good enough” modeler!)

• Reasonable bump-out in the benchwork allowed for a two-track freight terminal

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Myerstown

Sterling Drug (Bayer) Mfg. Plant

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Myerstown

• Sterling Drug trackwork• Easternmost spur ran in front

of building, West spur was actually into a second building

• Selectively compressing to one large building

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Bringing the Reading to Life:Myerstown

East of Sterling Drug (Bayer) Plant

Classic Reading Design

Rear track in photo is “Slot” track (public delivery)

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Myerstown “Slot” Team Track

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Prototypical “Environment”

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Prototypical “Environment”

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Next StepsDespite much progress since 2014 groundbreaking, much remains to do:

• Build the “Reading Level”• This level left unbuilt for now for ease of access/reach in

construction• Complete Rutherford staging• Begin “Formal” installation of JMRI and CTC system, DS Office• Locomotive Fleet: DCC/Sound installs, prep for service• SCENERY! SCENERY! SCENERY!

• Finish fascia installation• Install aluminum trim coil for backdrop

• Develop operating scheme:• Train schedule based on Reading Co. freight schedule• Car Cards/Waybills• Assess locomotive and rolling stock inventory/needs

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Reading Yard• Sole classification yard on layout• Centrally located – Reading was “hub” of the system• Will require YM and two drill crews

Next Steps

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• Junction of Crossline and Belt Line• From this point, Eastbounds from HBG could enter Reading Yard, or

access the Belt Line in either direction, and Westbounds from PHL could reach HBG bypassing Reading Yard

• Tower controlled most of the interlockings planned for layout• Will serve as dispatcher’s office

Next Steps

Lebanon Valley Junction

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Lebanon Valley Branch bridge over Schuylkill River• Reading-area landmark, critical desired scenic feature• Valley Junction to left, Reading Yard to right in photo• This is the required viewpoint for this feature – west to left

Next Steps

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Special Recognition

Val Pistilli

James MatternAdditional Crossline Crew: Jim Hertzog, Troy Greenly, Mark Cain, Ed Bookman, Mike Ostertag, Doug Watts, Butch Curll, Rick Hoffmeister, Jerry Britton, Bob Sprague

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Thank You!

My Facebook page: Tom Jacobs’ 1970s Reading Company “Crossline” Layout


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