The Prototype
• Style:
• Prototype:
• Location:
• Era:
• Interchange:
Prototypical
Canadian Pacific Railway
Southeastern British Columbia Boundary & Slocan areas
1961/1962
Great Northern, & CPR lake barge operations
The Layout
• Location:
• Scale:
• Size:
• Control:
• Accessibility:
• Mainline Length:
• Yards:
• Passing Sidings:
• Scenery Complete:
• Carspots:
• Motive Power:
• Rolling Stock:
• Track Construction:
Coquitlam
HO
Irregular; approximately 1200 sq ft.
Base LENZ system with CVP wireless throttles
Fully accessible
Current =400 ft, Ultimate = 540 ft
Nelson Divisional yard, Rossland Subdivision staging yard,
Proctor/east staging, & a temporary west staging
8
10%
Constantly increasing due to construction
Primarily Fairbanks Morse diesel units, with a few others
A whole bunch
Micro Engineering flextrack and modified Shinohara turnouts – code 70
Operations
• Clock Speed:
• Session Length:
• Crew Size:
• Dispatching:
• Car Forwarding:
• Communication:
• Jobs:
• Train Lengths:
• Session Style
2.7:1 GML Enterprises
~ 3 to 4 hours
~ at 9 to 10
Dispatcher with TT&TO
4 position waybills & car cards
VTech cordless phones
Dispatcher, Nelson yard master & switch crew,
East staging Yardmaster, several road crews.
10 to 22 cars
Sunny
More Information
- Website: CP Boundary sub
- Youtube Channel: Scott Calvert












