Name:
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Western Washington Short Line (WWSL)
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Scale:
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HO (1:87)
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Prototype:
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Prototype – Northern Pacific Railway, Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific
Freelance - Western Washington Short Line, Olympic Peninsula Logging Company, Clemons Logging Company |
Locale:
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Olympic Peninsula - Montesano, Washington
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Period:
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Summer 1956
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Room Size:
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30’ x 25’
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Style:
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Around the wall, center peninsula, double deck, sectional modules
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Layout height:
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Lower level - 38”, Upper level - 60”
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Main Line Run:
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200 feet
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Benchwork:
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L-girder, 1” x 4´ frame, 2” x 2” risers, 1/8” Masonite base
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Roadbed:
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2” Styrofoam
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Track:
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Walthers (Shinohara) Code 83
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Turnouts:
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#5 yard, #6 mainline
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Min Radius:
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21” helix, 24” outside curves, 26” inside curves
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Max Grade:
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3.2% (helix)
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Scenery:
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Sculptamold over extruded foam insulation, ground foam and
natural material
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Backdrop:
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1/8” birch paneling, acrylic paint
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Control:
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Easy DCC with wireless throttles
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Follow the construction of the Western Washington Short Line, a HO multi-deck layout freelance - prototype railroad model in the 1950s based on my interests in Class III railroads, traction, logging and coal mining ...
Sunday, December 22, 2019
The WWSL at a glance
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