Jan 2, 2025 · LK&O. A Railroad with Relevance. About; Givens & Druthers; Roster; Track Plan; Lower Backdrops. Written By: Alan - Jan• 01•25. You would be forgiven for thinking I fell off the planet. It has been a whopping eight months since the last post. This summer was a whirlwind with a project list a mile long culminating in a major driveway ...

There are 3 major vignettes on the LK&O – Brittain Yard, Lapeer at Saginaw St., and Kitzmiller. Instead of thinking about a cohesive whole I instead focused on each of the primary locations in isolation. Task number one – determine the LDE’s (Layout Design Elements) of each scene. Brittain Yard: Curved yard tracks

Powering the LK&O – Part III; Powering the LK&O – Part II; Powering the LK&O – Part I; Lapeer Grain Under Seizure; Voltage Droppers; Circuit Breaker and Block Detector Final Units; Rail Pro Arrives on the LK&O; Accurail 3 bay ACF Release; Circuit Breaker and Block Detection Design; Tortoises en masse; Tortoise Printed Circuit Boards ...

The name “LK&O Railroad” is really nothing more than a convenient way of referring to my hobby. A quick check of registered reporting marks confirms the LK&O is not a real railroad. Let’s face it…

Powering the LK&O – Part III; Powering the LK&O – Part II; Powering the LK&O – Part I; Lapeer Grain Under Seizure; Voltage Droppers; Circuit Breaker and Block Detector Final Units; Rail Pro Arrives on the LK&O; Accurail 3 bay ACF Release; Circuit Breaker and Block Detection Design; Tortoises en masse; Tortoise Printed Circuit Boards ...

The LK&O model railroad is an HO scale proto-free lance model railroad representing a small section of Lapeer MI, a bend in the Potomac river at Kitzmiller MD, and a swath of property in Akron OH. These three areas have specific relevance to me and railroading.

The LK&O has power! I have completed installation of three individual power buses around the layout – track power, control power, and accessory power. The track bus and its power supply delivers 17.1V DC at a maximum current of 7A.

To have the best of both worlds, maximum deck-to-deck spacing and deep scenery where needed, the LK&O is built at three different benchwork planes. The Akron area benchwork plane is 53″, six inches higher than the benchwork plane at Kitzmiller at 47″.

LK&O. A Railroad with Relevance. About; Givens & Druthers; Roster; Track Plan; Lower Deck Prep Work – Part II Written By: Alan - Dec• 06•23. My oh my, that was a busy summer. I’m embarrassed to say the only thing I’ve accomplished in the train room over the past six months is to keep the batteries in the controllers charged.

Rail Pro Arrives on the LK&O « LK&O says: April 30, 2015 at 1:42 pm […] get started I need to install a LM-2 module in a locomotive. One of my Atlas Alco S2 locomotives will be my first module install. Wish me […] Leave a Reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *