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anbhurst Posted - 01/29/2009 : 3:50:08 PM
The purpose of this thread will be to document the building of the SANTIAM PASS LITE,
Willamette Model Railroad Club's new and expanded HO layout,
featuring the COLUMBIA CASCADE AND WESTERN RAILROAD.

Following on the heels of TOPSY-TURVY?, this is the second thread, with at least one or more
additional threads planned for the future.

Please feel free to pick up and continue your thoughts, ideas and comments where TOPSY-TURVY? ended.

15   L A T E S T    R E P L I E S    (Newest First)
Rick A Posted - 05/10/2013 : 02:16:54 AM
Here is an up-date, tonight we ran the first test train which was an 18 car unit grain train with two 6 axle units on the point from the Bend end of staging, up the helix which is a 5 minute run, over the entry way westbound through Idanha, Detroit and at this point terminates at Granite Mountain. We then backed the train all the way back to Bend staging with no derailments. We plan to cut in the Phase III mainline into the existing main sometime in July so we will have a fully operational main line.

Rick
Rick A Posted - 02/08/2013 : 10:48:16 AM
We had to do some scrambling to get this project complete for MRH. We had a circuit board in one of the power stations burn up a few days prior to the taping, thus cancelling part of our operating session. The day of the taping we were waiting for a new board to arrive express mail from the NCE. So to make the layout run, we kludged some power cabs together and had 3 members hand off the trains to each other while running around the layout, it worked well. About an hour after MRH left, our new board arrived and we were able to have our regular operating session the next day.
MarkF Posted - 02/08/2013 : 09:21:36 AM
I always enjoy seeing videos of layout, but this one is awesome! Rick, it was good to finally 'see' you! And it's nice to actually see some stuff running on the layout, and how smoothly everything runs. Well done gentlemen!!!
anbhurst Posted - 02/08/2013 : 04:12:53 AM
I very much enjoyed the video; thanks for sharing the link, Rick.

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Originally posted by Rick A

Here is the link to the video of the layout:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWPbxVPmZlg
Rick A Posted - 02/06/2013 : 1:19:06 PM
Here is the link to the video of the layout:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWPbxVPmZlg
Rick A Posted - 02/06/2013 : 11:05:39 AM
The February issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine is out with a write up and video on the Club.
dlwrailfan1 Posted - 12/23/2012 : 2:07:14 PM
Luck was with you!

My club GATSME is seeing a leak from above, as our new landlord has no interest in repairing anything. Plastic sheets have been placed to divert the runoff. We are moving out by May 31, 2013.

Thanks again for continuing this thread.
Rick A Posted - 12/23/2012 : 1:34:23 PM
Well....we averted a major disaster. Last week we noticed a small water leak in the electrical closet in our crew lounge, the crew lounge is in the basement of the building next to the community center. Right above the electrical closet is the kitchen and when we checked the possible source of the leak, it pointed to the sink in the kitchen. We called the caretaker who sent someone out the next day, he found that the nut that connects the flex tubing to the cold water shut-off under the sink was leaking. When he tried to tighten the nut, it busted apart, shooting water everywhere.....thankfully the shut-off valve is right there, so disaster averted. If it had not been checked, it could have blown off at anytime causing a major flood. This exact same thing happened 9 years ago that caused the major flood in the community center.
Rick A Posted - 11/23/2012 : 6:04:27 PM
This afternoon we finished and video and interview segment with Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine. I am told that it will be in the February issue of MRH.

Rick
MarkF Posted - 10/24/2012 : 01:22:18 AM
It would be great to see some pics of your progress Rick. I'm sure it will be a treat!
Rick A Posted - 10/23/2012 : 2:43:43 PM
A note to let everyone know that we are still around and are well ahead of schedule on getting the mainline completed by the 2015 NMRA National in Portland. At some point I will post pictures of the progress......I have to remember to bring my camera.

Rick
Rick A Posted - 06/17/2012 : 11:41:13 AM
We have one member who works for the railroad, he can't make our regular operating sessions. So he and a couple of his co-workers come down after hours on Saturday's occasionally, they bring their own motive power and run the equipment around the layout, they are pretty careful to put the equipment back where they found it. I need to find out which one of the group did the video and try and get him to maybe video a regular operating session, which can include a walking tour as you suggested Mark.

A progress report, we completed phase II of the layout construction and have one operating session under our belt with the phase II addition. Which makes for a lot longer running times, more track warrents written (109 at the last session), plus now the dispatchers have to get used to dispatching a single track railroad, which is a big change from the Phase I portion which was mostly double track.

We have now set our sights on completion of the entire mainline by the 2015 NMRA National Convention in Portland. The scenery won't be complete, but since we will be entertaining model railroaders, they appreciate looking at the different phases of layout construction.
gregnarrowgauge Posted - 06/17/2012 : 12:13:36 AM
What a lovely video, Rick.
Though my tastes run to narrow gauge steam, the video is beautifully shot and edited.
Congratulations to who ever did it.
I second Mark's comment...Its such a special layout that I for one would love to see more of it.

Thanks
Greg In Australia
MarkF Posted - 06/16/2012 : 10:35:43 PM
The only thing better than the pics is a video! Well done, whoever did it. It would be nice to see a 'walking tour' of your layout. From the early construction pics, I remember your layout is HUGE and it's obvious you guys have gotten a lot done. It would be nice to see it from the 'visitors' perspective, walking around the layout.
Rick A Posted - 06/16/2012 : 10:53:26 AM

Here is a Youtube video of the layout in action taken back in February. Its not a regular operating session.

I didn't even know that this video existed. Some nice camera work.



http://youtu.be/nVJEW6oZ-qo

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