Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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- Santa Fe Pacific
- The Santa Fe Pacific is a HO model railroad. It size is 20 x 20 feet located in a climate controlled garage. The model train layout features NCC DCC with both plug-in and radio controlled throttles. Car cards are currently being used for simulating prototype operation. The layout location is between Ogden, Utah and Denver Colorado. The era is October 1979. This date was chosen because of the numerous railroads that were still around during that time period. The fictious railroad is jointly owned by the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. In 1979 the SP did not have a route into Denver, and the ATSF had no acess to the Salt Lake City area. Layout at a glance Mainline run:270 feet Minimum radius:30" Rail size: code83 main 70 yard Maximum grade:3% Benchwork: grid system of 2x4, 3/4 plywood for sub-roadbed Roadbed: cork mainline, 1/4" upson board other areas Track: flex track, Walthers switches 5,6,8 Scenery: Hydrocal castings Backdrops:masonite Control: NCE DCC Operations: Car cards Staging yards:23 tracks 9 westbound, 8 eastbound, 6 branchline. Normal operating crew:5 Goals: to run with realistic, era specific equipment and operate in a prototype method.