The Prototype

  • Prototypical/Freelanced: Prototype
  • Prototype: Canadian Pacific Railway
  • Location: Southeastern British Columbia Boundary & Slocan areas
  • Era: 1961/1962
  • Interchange: Great Northern, & CPR lake barge operations

The Layout

  • Scale: HO
  • Size: Room size irregular; approximately 1200 sq ft.
  • Control: Base LENZ system with CVP wireless throttles
  • Accessibility: Fully accessible
  • Length of mainline: Current =400 ft, Ultimate = 540 ft
  • Yards: Nelson Divisional yard, Rossland Subdivision staging yard, Proctor/east staging, & a temporary west staging
  • Passing sidings: 8
  • Scenery complete: 10%
  • Carspots: constantly increasing due to construction
  • Motive power: Primarily Fairbanks Morse diesel units, with a few others
  • Rolling stock: A whole bunch
  • Track construction: Micro Engineering flextrack and modified Shinohara turnouts – all code 70

Operations

  • Clock Speed: 2.7:1  GML Enterprises
  • Session Length: approximately 3 to 4 hours
  • Crew Size: estimated at 9 to 10
  • Dispatching: Dispatcher with TT&TO
  • Car Forwarding: 4 position waybills & car cards
  • Communication: VTech cordless phones
  • Jobs: Jobs; Dispatcher, Nelson yard master & switch crew, East staging Yardmaster, several road crews.
  • Train lengths: 10 to 22 cars
  • Session atmosphere: Sunny!

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