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CNJWS II      LAYOUT AT A GLANCE      John Kanakos



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