This layout depicts the British Columbia Railway’s Dawson Creek Subdivision and a portion of the Fort St. John Subdivision as they appeared and operated in 1977.  The layout was dismantled and moved in 2021, and after a two year campaign to reassemble it in a new location, it is back in operation.  The new version includes an expanded industrial area in Chetwynd and an extended Fort St. John Subdivision with eleven feet of new benchwork.  Further expansions are planned.  Operators can choose to work Chetwynd Yard or run the Dawson Creek Switcher, the Septimus Turn or perhaps a work train.  Operations are patterned closely on prototype practices at the time.

The Prototype

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• Prototype:
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Prototypical
British Columbia Railway
Northeastern British Columbia
1977
Northern Alberta Railways

The Layout

• Location:
• Scale:
• Size:
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• Accessibility:
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North Vancouver
N
10′ x 15′ + 11′ x 6″
Lenz DCC
Elevator to 12th floor
~ 70 feet
Chetwynd, Dawson Creek
4
None
~ 24
MLW RS-3, RS-10, RS-18, C-420, C-425, M-630
Mix of RTR, kit-built, kit-bashed, scratch-built
Atlas Code 55 (Peco Code 55 in helix)

Operations

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• Session Style

6:1
3 1/4 hours
3 – 4
Manual Block System
Switch lists
Voice
Dispatcher, Chetwynd Yard, Septimus Turn, Dawson Switcher, Work Trains
10 to 15 cars
Relaxed (low traffic)

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