NAME: | Canadian National Junction West Sub II | |
SCALE: | HO 1/87 | |
SIZE: | 26' by 16' | |
PROTOTYPE: | Canadian National Railways (some Canadian Pacific, T. H. & B.) | |
LOCALE: | Junction area, West Toronto (mostly urban) | |
THEME/PERIOD: | Mid '50's, steam to diesel transition historical reconstruction | |
LAYOUT STYLE: | Double Folded Dogbone, peninsulas | |
LAYOUT HEIGHT: | 48" - 52" | |
BENCHWORK: | 1" by 4" pine, framed tables, | |
ROADBED: | Cork strips on 1/2" plywood with risers | |
TRACK: | Code 100 Atlas weathered, Peco switches minimum #6 | |
MAINLINE RUN: | 225' | |
TOTAL TRACKAGE: | 425' | |
MINIMUM RADII: | 23" | |
MAXIMUM GRADE: | 2.5% | |
TURNOUT CONTROL: | Homemade switch machines with power to frogs, some Tortoise machines | |
SCENERY: | Construction foam covered with plaster and drywall mud | |
LANDSCAPE/GEOLOGY: | Humber River and edge of Niagara Escarpment | |
BACKDROP: | Generic painted backdrop with 3-D flats and buildings and highly modified commercial prints on masonite | |
CONTROL SYSTEM: | DCC DIGITRAX - Converted in 2003 to Super Chief 8 Amp (Previously, DC power on mainline run with seven switching areas that ran with Troller hand throttles.) | |
OPERATION: | Train orders switchlist. Initially owner created switchlists . Upgraded to "Interchange" | |
LOCOMOTIVES: | Steam and Diesel mix (Athearn, Atlas, Van Hobbies, Proto 1000, 2000, Broadway Limited, Genesis) | |
INFLUENCES: | Growing up in Junction area of west Toronto, father worked for CN for a short time, love of Canadian History. | |
PUBLICATIONS: | Featured in WOD Dispatcher in March/April 2004 WOD Dispatcher in April/May/June 2007 | |
MEMBERSHIPS: | NMRA #055691 CARM #212 |