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Keith Brewer's Wichita Falls Division
Fort Worth & Denver Railroad
HO Scale


The layout is based on a portion of the Wichita Falls Division of th Fort Worth & Denver Railroad. The portion I model is between Ft Worth and Wichita Falls serving intermediate points. The layout is point to point with yards located in Ft Worth and Wichita Falls.

The layout entertains 5 operators; a Fort Worth yard master, a Wichita Falls yard master, and 3 road operators handling locals between the two yards. The layout is home to 53 seperate industries,representing 197 individual car spotting locations,within 7 different destinations. The power control is provided be CVP Easy DCC. The3 road operators use wireless throttle while the yards, and local switch engines are controlled via plug-in throttles. Car movements are covered with Rail-Op operating switch lists. The layout is located upstairs in a 14'X20' room. "FUN" is the main theme of the WFDFWD.W

Layout Size
20 ft x 14 ft

Mainline Size
98 ft

Era
1960-1965

Crew Complement
4 - 5

Completion
Track: 100%
Scenery: 100%
Electrical: 100%

Control System
CVP Easy DCC

Dispatching Method
Verbal/Mother-May-I

Car Forwarding
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