Modeling Layout Visits John Brennan’s Chicago, Peoria & Western Canton Branch

John Brennan’s Chicago, Peoria & Western Canton Branch

By Angela Cotey | May 1, 2018

| Last updated on November 7, 2022


Check out scenes on this HO scale model railroad

Email Newsletter

Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. Sign-up for email today!

Owner: John Brennan
Prototype Modeled: Interchange with EJ&E, IC , CB&Q
Reporting Marks: CP&W
Layout Era: Sept. 1940
Theme: Midwestern
Scale: HO

The railroad is an overlay of the CB&Q from Chicago staging to Galesburg staging. There are 23 trains scheduled in three-hour session on a 4 to 1 fast clock. Power is almost exclusively steam, most with sound. An 11-person crew is needed for an operating session.

Video by Bill Fagan.

You must login to submit a comment