How To Large Scale Layouts The Kaweah Box & Barrel Co. and its Sequoia Valley Railroad

The Kaweah Box & Barrel Co. and its Sequoia Valley Railroad

By Angela Cotey | August 11, 2007

| Last updated on July 19, 2023

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The railroad at a glance

Name: Kaweah Box & Barrel Company RR and Sequoia Valley Railroad
Scale: 15mm=1′ (1:20.3)
Gauge: Nº 1 (45mm)
Size: 50′ x 90′ (around the perimeter and into the front yard)
Theme: Narrow-gauge short line and industrial
Period: 1917
Railroad height: Ground level to two feet
Track: Llagas Creek code-250 flex track and handlaid
Minimum radius: 5′
Maximum grade: 2.5%
Control: Radio control, battery power, using Reed’s R/C system, as well as straight battery power

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