Crew:   12

Layout:

    The layout depicts the St. Louis to Hannibal portion of the CB&Q Railroad’s North Bound main known as the K Line. The time modeled is 1963 thus 1st and 2nd generation diesels are in use. The Francis branch running from Old Monroe to Francis is also modeled.

   The layout runs through rural areas and has 6 towns, 2 cement plants, along with paper, chemical and power plants. There are also 2 interchanges on the Francis branch, at Wellsville with the Wabash and at Francis with the GM&O. The following commodities are either being shipped into and out of most towns; grain, gasoline, LPG, coal, cattle, farm equipment and consumer goods. There is a factory in Louisiana, Wells Lamont, which receives hides and produces leather gloves. Team tracks are prevalent as are small stations along the main and branch lines.