Layouts / LECS
LECS
Superintendent: John Goodhart
The Lake Erie Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad (LECS) is a freelance Class 1 set in 1969 in central Ohio, Cincinnati to Columbus via Dayton on former Erie Lackawanna trackage. 1100 sq ft, upper and lower levels; mainline, local switching, and classification yard; interchanges with B&O, C&O, N&W, and SOU. CTC signals, wireless throttles, JMRI/CATS dispatching; ~90% scenery; car routing waybills.
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Railroad Details
- Superintendent
- John Goodhart
- Locale
- Southwest Ohio (Cincinnati to Columbus)
- Scale
- HO
- Era
- August 1969
- Layout Size
- 1100 sq ft
- Control System
- NCE/WiFi throttles; Digitrax detection and signals
- Scale Clock
- 2.75:1
- Session Length
- 3.5 to 4 hours
- Crew Size
- 12-15
- Listed Jobs
- Dispatcher; Glenwood yard operators; St. Anne and Batavia switching; turns and locals; Hamilton; Columbus coal mine turn; Cincinnati power plant turn; B&O/C&O transfer pool; LECS pool
Location Details
- Accessibility
- Main stairwell to basement
- Pets
- One dog, one cat (not allowed in basement per host)
- Distance from Hotel
- 18 miles, ~47 minutes
Session Notes
Host contact info on file with organizers only.