Peter Youngblood, MMR's Santa Fe Railway Colorado & Albuquerque Division (HO)
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Scale |
HO & HOn3 |
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Size |
28’ x 48’ |
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Prototype |
ATSF & D&RGW |
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Locale |
CO, NM, AZ |
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Era |
1967 (some cheating!) |
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Style |
Linear Walk-Around |
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Len. of Mainline |
300' |
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Layout Height |
52” – 58” |
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Benchwork |
Open Grid |
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Roadbed |
Woodland Scenics foam on 5/8” Plywood |
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Trackwork |
Shinohara Code 83/70, MicroEngineering Code 55 |
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Turnouts |
#’s 10 & 8 mainline, #’s 8 & 6 yards |
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Min. Radius |
ATSF 36”, D&RGW narrow gauge 24” |
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Maximum Grade |
3.25 % |
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Scenery |
25% complete, hard shell plaster |
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Backdrop |
Drywall, styrene coved corners, hand painted, some Sceniking paper appliqués |
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Controls |
Railcommand DCC (hoping to upgrade) |
It is 1967 and Santa Fe’s east-west main line still moves freight and first class passenger name
trains from Chicago to Los Angeles over Raton Pass and across Canyon Diablo. Construction
of this large layout is in the early stages with much of the main line sidings, branch line and point-
to-point D&RGW narrow gauge “Chili Line” interchange still to be built. An interesting visit
for those starting to build ambitious layouts.
