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Design Parameters:

  • Section Tables
  • 22" Radius Curves
  • 32 Square Feet Overall

Central District Interchange 

Location: Eastern United States

Era: Fall 1953

Layout Concept & Design

You want to cut the tables in half ?!

Map Locator

   1.  Car Float Barge - 11 Car capacity

   2.  Float Apron

   3.  Lafayette Street Yard & Dock

  • Siding 1 - 4 Car capacity
  • Siding 2 - 5 Car capacity
  • Siding 3 - 4 Car capacity
  • Siding 4 - 3 Car capacity

   4.  Banner Food Brands - 1 Car capacity

  4a. Unassigned track

   5.  Meyer Produce - 2 Car Capacity

   6.  Icing Platform - 2 Car capacity

   7.  Locomotive Service - 1 Locomotive

   8.  Richie's Diner

   9.  Store Front - JT's & Gordon George Ace Store

10.  Store Front - Church, Chuck's Photo & Lewis Rexall

11.  Mobil Gas Bulk Distributor - 2 Car capacity

12.  Ice Cold Storage - 3 Car capacity

13.  Sun West Distributors - 1 Car capacity

14.  Hock's Hops - 2 Car capacity

15.  Cooling Tower - Freon tank car (When required)

16.  Tulley-Mills Tractor Dealer/Repair - 1 car capacity

17.  Hooker Chemical Bldg. 1 - 3 Car capacity

18.  Hooker Chemical Bldg. 2 - 2 Car capacity

19.  Hudson Heating & Coal - 2 Car capacity

20.  City Team Track - 1 Car capacity

21.  NYC Pacemaker Whse. - 2 Car capacity

22.  Deluxe Electric Motor - 2 Car capacity

Cartoon of construction worker
Picture of sectional tables and construction cartoon

Layout Construction Photo

CDi Construction Standards & Practices - Table Sections

Picture of section table top end showing utility hole.

New construction started with the old module model railroading idea of 24" x 48" table tops.

Picture of 24 by 48 inch table top cut in half.