The PNR is a free- lanced HO scale railroad set in the early transition era. It loosely follows Canadian Pacific practices, running steam power. The layout has grown over the years to fill a 20 X 18 ft. room with some 300ft. of track and fifty odd turnouts. It doesn’t qualify as 100% complete, but it’s about as close as it’s likely to get! Knowledgeable visitors find particular interest in the numerous scratch-built HO structures and rolling stock. Also displayed are some 1/4″ scale locomotives and rolling stock, scratch built for NMRA contests.
The Prototype
- Prototypical/Freelanced: Freelanced to CPR standards where applicable.
- Prototype: mostly Canadian Pacific
- Era: Transition circa 1950
The Layout
- Location: Western mountain terrain
- Scale:HO
- Size:17’ X 20’
- Control:DC
- Accessibility:steep driveway; ground level entry; no stairs
- Length of mainline:85’
- Yards: three
- Passing sidings:three
- Scenery complete:90%? (it’s never complete!)
- Carspots:???
- Motive power: 9 CPR Steam
- Rolling stock: about 40 freight; 10 passenger; 6 MOW
- Track construction:35 hand laid and 15 commercial turnouts; track mixture of hand laid and commercial.
