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| Scale & Gauge: | HO |
| Theme: | A free-lanced, alternate route for Southern Pacific mainline traffic connecting Roseville and the western Nevada areas and serving a variety of industries and a military supply depot |
| Locale: | Sierra Nevada foothills and mountains in California |
| Era: | 1995 (at time of merger with Union Pacific) |
| Size: | 15' x 23' |
| Layout Style & Features: |
Walk around operations Loop-to-wye configuration with staging Switching and branch lines |
| Benchwork: | L-girder |
| Layout Heights: | 48" to 58" for trackwork 39" to 72" for scenery |
| Trackwork: | Code 83 track. Minimum Radii: 30" mainline, 26" branchlines & spurs. Turnouts: No. 5 minimum. Maximum Grades: 2% mainline, 3% branchlines |
| Scenery: | Mostly hard shell with cast rock |
| Lighting: | Full-spectrum fluorescent Blue rope light (for night operations) |
| Control: | North Coast Engineering DCC |
| Completion State: | Benchwork: 100% Trackwork: 75% Rough Scenery: 75% (including various mock-ups) Finished scenery: 10% |
| Other Information & Comments: |
Backdrop is largely populated with clouds A number of finished structures with “placeholder” structures in other locations |
| Access Considerations: | No wheel chair access. Stairway to room entrance. Drop-down bridge across entrance. Aisles are 3-feet wide |