Welcome to the Chicago Line
An HO Scale layout loosely based on the Chicago Line running from Cleveland, Ohio westward to the OH/IN state line.
Month: July 2025
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The National Train Show…
This past weekend, my son and I drove up to Novi, MI for the National Train Show. We went on… READ MORE
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Adding the Amtrak Station
The next in the series is the Amtrak station. This was built from the Walthers Cornerstone kit that is a… READ MORE
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Marathon, Lowe’s, and O’Reilly’s…
This is the area I call the shopping district. It contains a few of your typical chain stores that can… READ MORE
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DeMilta Sand and Gravel
I’m going to run a series of posts showing how each of the individual industries and other scenic areas progressed… READ MORE
Welcome to the Chicago Line
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My home layout hosts Norfolk Southern operations from the late 2000’s up until today. The HO Scale layout is loosely based on the former Conrail Chicago mainline between Cleveland and Chicago. Upwards of 100 trains a day operate on this double main.
Occasionally, I’ll run trains from the late 1970’s as Conrail was beginning it’s journey of incorporating all of the bankrupt rail lines into the lean, profitable operation it became before being split between CSX and Norfolk Southern on June 1, 1999
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