NCE DCC radio throttle control is used. The Espee Cascade Line models SP’s Natron Cutoff from a Willamette Valley base at Eugene up to Cascade Summit and the original division boundary at Crescent Lake (upper staging). Local valley freight operations include Eugene, Springfield and Oakridge. Manned mid-train helpers are the focus of the historic 1.8% mountain climb. The railroad features 20-feet long sidings. The railroad is designed for operations by a minimum crew of six with a normal crew of 12-15 operators. A CTC signal and control system is under development.
The Oregon Pacific is a DC layout modeling the line from the mid-Willamette Valley to Yaquina Bay, built in the 1880's and still running. The layout features four towns and includes Beaver State University (a.k.a. O.S.U.) where the builder taught for 32 years.
This is a DC layout fashioned after a 60's idyllic small town and countryside with 1-coal, 1-oil, 1-freight and 1-passenger loop. There is a large refinery area, an industrial district, town center, and country side.
This Lenz DCC-powered Sugar Pine Lumber Company/Minarets & Western Railway prototype-based layout models the company's woods-to-mill and mainline interchange logging company operations circa September 1927. It features double deck construction, dual staging yards, a helix, code 70 and 55 track. The layout is all steam with some sound units.
Set in Central Oregon running north/south between Southern Canada and Northern California during the 1950's, specifically 1956. All motive power is first generation diesel. Passenger service provided by Budd RDC cars. Both mainline and branch line industrial operation.
LSMRR is a point to point single track main with passing sidings and reversing loops on each end. It is a bi-level permanent layout with a 2% grade. Digitrax DCC is used. NMRI Signal system. Dispatcher in separate room with layout monitor.
DCC (NCE) layout focus on NW logging and saw mill, major city elevated RR station, round house with operating turntable, street car system uniting local villages, farming and dairy, wrecking yard, coal distribution center and mining etc. The Z scale (Märklin) a separate award winning layout 2x3 and 100% scenery.
Southwestern Pacific Railroad is a completely sceniced western theme freelance single track, in a detached garage along the Washougal River. Era-shifting changeable building modules, block signals, full surround backdrop, on a western trunk line with UP and BNSF trackage rights and a rich history of past SP and Santa Fe operations. See the article in December 2014 NMRA Magazine.
It is modeled after the Helena, Montana area. DC powered with three levels, horseshoe grades at 2%, 4-5 engines per train because of the grades and over 40 car trains. Some trains use DPU's on the back and some are mid-train. A little interesting fact is that most of the scenery materials such as the rocks, dirt, ballast etc was collected from Montana.
Theme is GN over electrified division at Stevens Pass, with steam at both ends. It has approx. 1000 ft. of hand laid rail and DCC as power source. It is a continuous loop with 1% grades from the West and 2% from the East. See the article in January 2015 NMRA Magazine.
