PGSC Railroad
Upper Line Towns and Industries
PGSC Railroad Operations
Scheduled Trains and Locomotives
Tower Operations & Track Control
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Welcome to the P.G. Steel Company Railroad and the P.G. Steel Company. We have created a replica of an integrated steel mill and the associated railroad operations. Our trains move all the raw materials, intermediate products, and finished products associated with steel production. Visitors will find that the large size of the O scale engines and cars, the MTH Protosound 2.0 sound system, many scheduled freight trains, the towering steel mill structures, along with background steel mill sounds, create a feeling of realistic operation even in the toy-like environment. Our guests may be handed a remote hand-held controller and the Switch List for the next scheduled train and put to work as the engineer or given a job as a brakeman or conductor (See Jobs on the PGSCRR). The PGSCRR Superintendent keeps watch, sometimes offers helpful advice, and he never strays far from the emergency shutdown button. Over 35,000 Lego blocks were used to create all of the structures and populate the PGSCRR with over 200 Lego mini-figures. There are also several animated accessories: MTH McDonald’s restaurant, MTH dump cars, MTH glowing hot metal cars, MTH flashing crossing signals, an MTH water tank, a Lionel electromagnetic gantry crane, and several motorized Lego machines. There is something to appeal to all types of visitors.
Layout at a Glance
Name: P.G. Steel Company Railroad Scale: O (1:48) Size: 13 X 23 feet Prototype: Chessie System Theme: Steel Manufacturing Industry Locale: Mid-West Period: 1979 Style: Around the room shelf with peninsula Mainline: 56 feet (35 feet for Upper Loop) Minimum Diameter: 031 (042 for Upper Loop) Minimum Turnouts: 031 (042 for Upper Loop) Maximum Grade: none Train Length: 10 cars Benchwork: 1 x 4 open grid Height: 51" (63" for Upper Loop) Roadbed: Homesote over 5/8" plywood Track: MTH RealTrax (3-rail) Scenery: Lego buildings, wood, PVC and ABS pipe, and gray paint Backdrop: Sky blue paint Control: MTH DCS with handheld remotes, and Protosound 2.0
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Last Update: July 16, 2013
(All photos on the website will be replaced with more current ones, since much has changed since they were taken.)