Listed below are some of the technical specifications for the Michigan Ore Lines model railroad.
The Layout at a glance
Name: Uncle Heavy’s Michigan Ore Lines
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size:
Era: Early 1960s
Locale: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin
Layout Style: walkaround
Length of mainline run: feet
Layout height: 55″ to 61″
Benchwork: L-girder mounted to walls
Roadbed: Homasote
Track: code 83 flextrack
Turnout minimum: no. 6
Minimum radius: 24″
Maximum grade: 2.5%
Scenery: Mixture of ground goop and static grass on foam board, cardboard web, and plywood
Backdrop: Painted walls and hardboard with some photo backdrop
Control: Digitrax DCC with JMRI
Michigan Ore Lines is just for fun
Uncle Heavy's Michigan Ore Lines 