The Prototype
- Prototypical/Freelanced: Historical fiction with actual locations, The real S&BC was abandoned in 1919
- Prototype: S&BC, CPR, GN, UP
- Location: Grand Forks in South-eastern British Columbia south to Republic Washington
- Era: 1955
- Interchange: CPR, GN at Grand Forks
The Layout
- Location: Anmore, near Port Moody BC
- Scale: HO
- Size: 12′ x 21′ current, 12′ x 40′ final
- Control: DCC Digitrax duplex radios
- Accessibility: 16 steps down into basement, or 5 steps using rear entrance
- Length of mainline: 100 feet excluding staging
- Yards: 2
- Passing sidings: 2 + 3 short run-arounds
- Scenery complete: 40% of current layout
- Carspots: 24 holding 58 cars
- Motive power: First generation diesel for now
- Rolling stock: 80+ freight cars
- Track construction: Peco and Atlas code 83 mainline, Shinohara code 70 industries
Operations
- Clock Speed: 4:1 Logic Rail LocoNet Fast Clock
- Session Length: about 3 hours
- Crew Size: 4
- Dispatching: None, trains run in sequence with a timetable
- Car Forwarding: Switchlists generated from personal software, details on web site
- Communication: Verbal
- Jobs: 2 yard switchers, 2 road crews with multiple trains
- Train lengths: 10 cars
- Session atmosphere: Casual, no rules, just have fun
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