Southern Pacific Coast Division Monterey Branch

Mission: The primary goal is entertainment. Secondary goal is to replicate the SP Coast Division in 1941. This will be achieved incrementally with scenery, locos, rolling stock and method of operating moving toward the secondary goal; as long as they don’t derail the primary goal.

THE LAYOUT

bench work start 8-2014

Benchwork: open grid

~22 locos

~290 cars

min rad 30”

main line ~150’

branch line ~235’ (includes helix)

room 23’ X 35’

ceiling 9’6”

track: code 83

turnouts 171:: Fast Tracks ~95, Peco76

deck height lower 35” – 40”

deck height upper 60”

work aisles ~45”

max grade 2.7% (in the loop)

helix grade 2.0%

turnouts #8 mainline, #6 otherwise

OPS

1st OPS 6-2015

TRACK WARRANTS                                                                                     TTTO

crew optimal 9, minimum 7, max 11                                                                 crew 12 to 13

crew positions:1 dispatcher, 3 yard men, 5 trainmen                                        1 dispatcher, 3 operators, 2 -3 yard men, 7 trainmen

session length 2 to 8+ hours                                                                               – –

~5 trains/hour                                                                                                        4 to 5 trains/hour

emphasis on switching; yards and towns                                                             —

reset time 0 minutes                                                                                             reset 1 hour

4 position cc/wb                                                                                                   —

NCE radio DCC                                                                                                      —

track warrants via radio from dispatcher                                                         orders by telephone

Castroville

Granite Rock

Salinas lettuce sheds

Salinas