{"id":1421,"date":"2025-04-15T06:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T06:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railwaymodellersmeetofbc.ca\/wp\/?page_id=1421"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:59:13","slug":"john-walters-sassamatt-division","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/railwaymodellersmeetofbc.ca\/wp\/events\/operating-sessions\/john-walters-sassamatt-division\/","title":{"rendered":"John Walter’s Sassamatt Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Prototype<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022<\/strong> Style:
\u2022<\/strong> Prototype:
\u2022<\/strong> Location:
\u2022<\/strong> Era:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Freelanced
Canadian National
CN at Lytton to the BCR at Lillooet
1979<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Layout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022<\/strong> Location:
\u2022<\/strong> Scale:
\u2022<\/strong> Size:
\u2022<\/strong> Control:
\u2022<\/strong> Accessibility:
\u2022<\/strong> Mainline Length:
\u2022<\/strong> Yards:

\u2022<\/strong> Passing Sidings:
\u2022<\/strong> Scenery Complete:
\u2022<\/strong> Carspots:
\u2022<\/strong> Motive Power:
\u2022<\/strong> Rolling Stock:
\u2022<\/strong> Turnouts
\u2022<\/strong> Uncoupling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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North Vancouver
N
12′ x 21′
DC cab control
? Very narrow aisles
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Large yard at Sassamat
Way freight switching Dyyston, Moberly
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100%
113
EMD, Alco
?
All powered control
Permanent and electro\u00a0magnets and picks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022<\/strong> Clock Speed:
\u2022<\/strong> Session Length:
\u2022<\/strong> Crew Size:
\u2022<\/strong> Dispatching:
\u2022<\/strong> Car Forwarding:
\u2022<\/strong> Communication:
\u2022<\/strong> Jobs:

\u2022<\/strong> Train Lengths:
\u2022<\/strong> Session Style<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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None
2 to 3 hours
4
Train schedule with extras
? N\/A
?
Due to tight aisle ways crews \/ operators sit at designated towns and forward trains to adjacent operators
20 to 40 cars
? Casual<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bonus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

John has a new layout under construction in the same house; operators will have an opportunity to tour the new space and construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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