GIVENS &
DRUTHERS
These are the parameters of
the layout: Givens are the things that I can't (or won't) easily change,
Druthers are the things I'd rather ('druther) have.
Givens:
| Scale: | HO |
| Room Size: | 21' X 17 ' |
Druthers:
| Railroad: | Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe RR (CPLT) |
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| Interchanges: | Union Pacific
in Placerville Sacramento, Big Trees & Western east of Placerville Union Pacific in Reno Feather River Rail Society (Western Pacific) in Reno |
| Minimum Radius: | Visible
Mainline:30" Hidden Mainline: 26" (?) Branchlines: 28" |
| Aisle Width | Minimum
sustained: 36'' Minimum "walk-through":24" Minimum "squeeze": 18" |
| Track: | Visible
Mainline: Handlaid code 83 Visible Branchline/Yard: Handlaid code 70 Exception: code 83 flextrack on SBT&W Hidden: Code 100 flextrack |
| Layout Style: | Around-the-Walls Peninsula Mushroom |
| Staging Yards: | Roseville:
hidden with access from front (hinged facia) Reno: open but above eye level |
| Transition Between Levels: | Hidden Helix |
| Control: | DCC (Digitrax) |
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Andy Thomas
cplt@commanderdata.com