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fair enough.,I have started a new Iowa Division memories thread at the Milwaukee yahoo group,22 responses so far since I started it Sunday.I will choose a different theme each week,I am pleased with the responses so far.Hopefully that it will continue as it brings back memories I have of the...

Miles,Will the layout be accessable.If an oval track plan would it be a moveable section? or u shaped?if u shaped then two of the ends would have to be 6'x6' for the 30" radius curves and have an access hatch to get to the layout.Either way will work.Whatever will be easier.the added industrial...

Micro Scale has improved their decals,just the availability of some of the decals are hard to obtain.one can only hope someone will pick up the Champ line of decals and continue the line of these fine decals.

Hopefully someone will buy out Champ and keep these fine decals coming. I have always liked Champ decals.

Miles,Sure.I will send you an e-mail.

Miles nothing is complete with the bench work,waiting to rent a house some time this year.

I sure will,I will add access hatches to get to the middle of the layout. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division

My future layout is going to be 40" high,I also have back problems and that heigth will be good for me. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division

Welcome to the forum Paul,hope your experience in N Scale is a great one. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division

I am unable to convert the track plan to a pdf or any other format.I have no plans on the bench work,I can send the original plan when Rock Island was going to be part of the layout and now it is not.The plan is double track but one track can be removed and the yard can have 8 tracks and the...

Back to the topic,I am working out the track plan to upload,I will try to post later today.I remember trains on the Iowa Division with SD40-2's in the late 70's to early 1980 right before the shutdown,Also remember when the Milwaukee trains took the C&NW tracks at Tama,Iowa due to poor track...

Miles Western,I have the copy of the map if you want to contact me off line. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division

Miles Western,you can click on the state of Iowa on the map and it will show you the Iowa Division route,it ran east-west.

Miles Western, I have uploaded the map of Iowa that includes the Iowa Division including the part I am modeling from Perry,Iowa to Savanna,Illlinois from 1979-1980.I am going to run 2 GP 38-2's for some locals,SD40-2's for mainline freights and MP15AC's for the other locals.yard classification...

Miles Western,This is what I have so far,e-mail me at stevechurch2222@yahoo.com and I can get more pictures for you.I do not have an Iowa map of the Milwaukee Road Iowa Division. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division

Miles Western The layout was originally to be 24'x24' the era is 1979-1980 at the time of the Iowa Division shutdown,The Milwaukee Road is the only railroad on the layout,I need a yard big enough to hold 80 cars,4 cabooses,4 MP15AC's,4 SD40-2's and 2 GP38-2's and space for a diesel and caboose...

Miles Western,feel free to draw the plan on what you would have for industrial sidings ans I will be happy to look at it. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division

I have uploaded the track plan that is 20'x20' Let me know what you think. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division

I am going to try to post the original plan that I really like,it is 24'x24' and drawn in X Trax Cad by Dwyane Ward.The double ended spurs are for the 4 industries I am going switch,I am going to use the longest tracks off the main yard for the auto racks and piggyback flats,and 60' Box Car...

I am working on the track plan and hope to have it ready to post today or tomorrow. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division