Name: Columbia & Western
Scale: N (1:160)
Size: 16′-6″ x 20′-0″
Prototype: Canadian Pacific
Locale: southern British Columbia
Period: 1970
Style: multi-deck walkaround with double-mushroom peninsula
Mainline run: 230 feet
Minimum radius: 18″ (main), 14″ (branch line)
Minimum turnout: no. 5
Maximum grade: 2.5 percent
Benchwork: open grid
Height: 30″ to 76″
Roadbed: 3⁄4″ plywood
Track: Peco code 55 flextrack
Scenery: plaster gauze shell
Backdrop: hand-painted linoleum
Control: Digitrax Digital Command Control with JMRI/PanelPro control
This track plan originally appeared in Great Model Railroads 2016. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan.
Having watched the Kraft Switcher videos numerous times, both narrated and un-narrated, I have found a couple of errors in the track diagram at Castlegar/West Robson/Celgar. The stub end track in Castlegar yard is missing and the crossover between the powerhouse track and the wood chip track is also missing. The videos however are excellent and give good insight into why things were done as shown. I will be incorporating some of the ideas into my operations.
Keep the videos coming Mark.