Hanford Columbia & Northern

(Club Layout)


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Scale & Gauge: HO and HOn3
Theme: Modern bridge route from Wenatchee to Pasco with branch to Ellensburg. Connections with BN and UP.
Locale: Central Columbia Basin Washington
Era: Modern
Size: 20' x 40'
Layout Style
& Features:
* Shelf
* Walk-in
* Continuous
* Point-to-point
* Switching
Benchwork: Open grid.
Layout Heights: 50" to 60"
Trackwork: Mainline is code 70, 36" min radius, #4 min turnout
Logging branch is code 55, 30" min radius
Yard is code 70, #4 min turnout
100% handlaid
Scenery Construction: Hard shell hydrocal with rock castings. Dirt and foam texture. Scratch built trees using numerous techniques. Scratch and kit structures.
Lighting: Fluorescent room lighting. Some structure lighting.
Control: North Coast Engineering Digital Command Control with plug-in tethered throttles.
Completion State: Benchwork is 100%
Trackwork is 90%
Scenery is 90%
Other Information
& Comments:
Railroad is more than 20 years old and always in a state of upgrade.
Access Considerations: Wheelchair accessible, but too high to see - help necessary. Two duck-unders.

Last Modified: 11/10/2001
Please contact prevette@owt.com if you have any questions or comments.