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The Conrail
New Jersey Division of Matt Snell and Debie Baker packs a lot
of railroad into a 40 x 24 foot basement. The HO railroad is
based on lines that Matt discovered and explored when he was
a young railfan. Matt and Debie have captured the look and the
gritty feel of the areas around Newark, the Northeast Corridor,
the chemical plants and the high-speed commuter lines.
In addition
to Conrail you'll see trains from Amtrak, New Jersey Transit
and the Susquehanna. The railroad is run much like the prototype
in every possible way. Matt and Debie follow the Northeast Operating
Rules that the railroads of New Jersey use. The layout is controlled
by signals and dispatchers and runs with different schedules
for day and night.
Heavy traffic is one hallmark of New Jersey railroading. An
active staging yard is one way to accomplish that. The yard
is really a fiddle yard where locomotives and complete consists
are changed out during an operating session rather than in between
sessions.
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