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My Layouts - P&C RR 3 |
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This layout had two levels. Both are shown here. Hover over an area or over the area's name on the right to see a preview of the latest status of the area.
Click on it to see how it evolved over time.
Please note that most of the text is written in present tense, but that is because most of these pages are from the original web site.
In addition to these area-specific pages, I also have two special sections. One discusses the design and the philosophy
behind the layout, and the other discusses and shows how I built the benchwork for this layout.
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The main level of the layout sits at 62" (1.57m) above the floor. It is the focal point of the layout.
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The lower level of the layout sits at 36" (0.91m) above the floor. This part of the layout is meant to be more functional than scenic.
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Overall Photo |
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11-06-2002 This image is a very crude assembly of two photos we took from the room's closet area. It is the only vantage point from where we can photograph most of the
layout. The photos were taken with a wide angle lens, hence the distortion plainly visible in the foreground bridge (the bridge really is straight!).
However, this is better than nothing. This was taken about three months before the layout was dismantled.
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| Summary |
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| Name: |
P & C Railroad |
| Scale: |
N (1:160) |
| Prototype: |
Prototype-freelance Pennsylvania RR |
| Locale: |
Central-to-Western Pennsylvania |
| Period: |
Summer 1953 |
| Room Size: |
11' - 8" x 10' - 4" (3.55 x 3.12 m) |
| Layout Style: |
Around-the-room, wall-mounted shelf |
| Special Feature: |
10-rung helix to access the storage yard below |
| Track Height: |
62.5 inches (1.59 m) |
| Benchwork: |
L-girder construction |
| Roadbed: |
½" plywood subroadbed covered with AMI Roadbed |
| Track: |
Micro Engineering flextrack code 55 (unweathered) |
| Turnouts: |
Scratchbuilt #6 and #8 turnouts |
| Turnout Control: |
Circuitron Tortoise switch machines driven by Digitrax DS44 stationary decoders |
| Curve Radii: |
Mainline: 16 - 30 inches (41 - 76 cm), and down to 8.5" in the reverse loop |
| Maximum Grade: |
Layout: 0%, Helix: 1.75% & 1.95% |
| Scenery Construction: |
Cardboard strips, plaster cloth, sculptamold |
| Backdrop: |
Masonite hardboard |
| Front Fascia: |
Masonite hardboard |
| Train Control: |
Digitrax DCC Chief system |
| Track Length: |
| Track
| Physical Length
| Scale Length
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(feet) |
(meters) |
(feet) |
(miles) |
(kilometers) |
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| Outer Mainline Loop |
37.30 |
11.37 |
5,968 |
1.13 |
1.82 |
| Inner Mainline Loop |
36.25 |
11.05 |
5,800 |
1.10 |
1.77 |
| Outer Helix Track |
130.50 |
39.78 |
20,880 |
3.95 |
6.36 |
| Inner Helix Track |
120.00 |
36.58 |
19,200 |
3.64 |
5.85 |
| Pogo Reverse Loop |
12.00 |
3.66 |
1,920 |
0.36 |
0.59 |
| Lower Level |
71.00 |
21.64 |
11,360 |
2.15 |
3.46 |
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| Totals |
407.05 |
124.08 |
65,128 |
12.33 |
19.84 |
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Conversion notes: A mile is equal to 5280 feet, 3 feet is equal a yard. 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters, and
1 mile is equal to 1.609 kilometers. 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters.
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| Tree Count: |
Kitbashed: 71 (pine trees on Allegheny Mountain), Scratchbuilt: 87 (all others) |
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Copyright © 2004-7 Peter Vanvliet |
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