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The Cascade & Pacific - Bellingham Division 1985 to 2001 |
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Standards
for track were handlaid code 83 rail spiked onto wood ties for the main, code
70 in side tracks and yards, code 55 on certain industrial tracks, and code
100 flex track in all hidden trackage. Mainline siding turnouts were hand made #10s wherever possible with #6
standard in yards. Maximum gradient was 1.8%.
Two hidden staging / reverse
loops at each end of the railroad had five tracks per loop and each track
held a 45 car train plus power.  Automatic train stop
was provided in the
staging tracks. Walk-around control was provided by PSI DYNATROL with
DYNASTROL memory units. This
allowed up to 18 trains to run independently on
the layout. Construction of
the new layout began in 1985 and replaced the old layout. Some
primary considerations for the new layout were NO
DUCK-UNDERS, a 36"
minimum radius for the main track, a "bookshelf-linear" design where the main track passes through each scene only once, and an 18"
nominal shelf width except in certain corners. The layout
was mounted to the
walls of the room and the two peninsulas were suspended from the roof trusses
which eliminated the need for legs on the floor. The mainline run
was about
200' in length.
As in the first C&P layout, a completely functional signal system was
used and CTC was in effect on the new Bellingham Subdivision. Control
Point turnouts were operated using home-made screw drive type machines powered
with Buhler
motors. Hand throw turnouts used Caboose Industries throws. The
layout was modeled in the 1980's era. Thanks for your visit!
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