Note: this layout is participating in the CIRROPS 2012 Operations Weekend.
The layout represents the Monon R.R. around 1958. The end points are represented by the Chicago/South Hammond north staging and the Louisville south staging. Even numbered trains are north bound and odd numbered are south bound. Even numbered are superior. There are 3 North Bound and 3 South Bound freights. There are 8 locals that operate by only picking up trailing pickups.
There are three yard jobs:
Lafayette Yard job:
Sort north and south bound cars
Service engines
Switch shops supply cars
Run the local cars at Lafayette Juction
Build locals
McDoel Yard job:
Sort north and south bound cars
Service engines
Switch supply cars
Weigh limestone
Build locals
Monon South yard: Switched by the Michigan City Local
The following lists towns along the Monon from north to south and business at that town:
Monon: South yard, Indianapolis, and Michigan City set outs
Reynolds: Phosphate dealer
PRR interchange
Stark Oil
Reynolds lumber and coal
Reynolds seed and feed
Standard Oil
Grain Elevator
Brookston: Stock Yard
Grain Elevator
Lumber and coal
Lafayette Yard: Local Industries set to the north of the yard
Lafayette Junction: NYC Big 4 interchange
(Helix)
Linden: NKP interchange
Clifton and Quigg
Grain elevator
Ladoga: Central Indiana interchange
Grain elevator
Coal and lumber
Highpoint Oil
Bainbridge: Grain elevator
Lumber
Stock yard
Siding used for drop-off for north bound coal
Limedale: PRR interchange
Wallace Junction: Coal
McDoel Yard: I.C. interchange
Clear Creek: Limestone
