The layout at a glance

Kentucky, Virginia, & Ohio (KV&O) is a freelance class 2 model railroad. The layout is set in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky in the 1970s. It is centered around a fictional yard and the Leatherwood Branchline in Perry County, KY after the KV&O purchased it from the L&N Railroad.

This layout is built in a 16' X 16' building, which was built just for the layout. With a staging yard in a connecting 6' x 16' room. In the first year of construction, I was been able to finish the room and complete the benchwork. The biggest change of the layout has been the change to DCC. The layout is wired so both DC and DCC can be run.

Name: Black Mountain Subdivision, KV&O Railroad

Prototype: Freelance Locale: Eastern, KY

Era: 1970s Size: 16' x 16' plus 6' x 16' staging yard

Style: Walkaround Benchwork: 2x4 and plywood

Layout Height: 36" Roadbed: cork

Minimum Radius: 22" Scenery: Styrofoam, Plaster, Cardboard Strips

Turnouts: #4 Yards - #6 Mainline

Grade: 0%

Control: Digitrax DCC