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The Cascade & Pacific - Winton Division 1975 to 1985 |
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The original C&P
layout was built in 1975 and based on an alignment between Entiat and Darrington,
WA. The layout was housed in a
24'x20' area. The track was all code 100 flextrack with handmade
 turnouts and the main track
was laid with a 24" min. radius. The main track looped the entire room
three times and had a run of about 300'.
An eight track hidden staging yard
joined east and west ends of the railroad. Winton Yard featured a small engine
facility with turntable, seven yard tracks and had caboose and rip track areas.
Conventional multi-cab block control was used for operations. A fully functional
ABS signal system was in use with dispatcher controlled absolute blocks at
various places on the line. Through freights transitioned the layout with
crew change and switching performed at Winton.
Local freights worked east to Entiat and west to Buck Pass. Many fun-filled
times were spent by friends operating the railroad. In 1985, this layout was
dismantled to prepare for a new railroad which would feature broad radius
curves and scale sized rail.
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