About Us
The
Eastern Jackson County Mainliners formed in May of 1990, and in that
time has grown to be one of the largest and most successful clubs in
the Kansas City area. We have taken more first and second place awards
in the Great American Train Show than all other clubs combined in the
past 14 years.
Special thanks to the Prime Outlet Mall, BNSF,
Harmon Industries(now G.E.) New Signs, and J&L Trains for their
donations and support.
There is no specific theme for the modular HO scale layout. Members are free to decorate their modules as they choose.
Current size of layout: 66' x 56' in a "U" shaped design
- Approximately 305' of track length for each of the three main line tracks
- Just over 5 scale miles per each mainline (sidings and yards excluded)
- Full Digital Command Control (DCC)
- Capable of up to three separately operated trains on each mainline
- Six large switching, industrial, and locomotive service yards
- Longest trains average 125 cars with as many as 8 locomotives
- Fly-over track connecting lines 1 and 3, bypassing line 2
Railroads, past and present, that can be seen:
- Union Pacific
- Missouri Pacific
- Southern Pacific/Rio Grande
- Kansas City Southern
- BNSF
- Burlington Northern
- Santa Fe
- Great Northern
- CSX
- Norfolk Southern
- And various others