Station 3 - Demaine Yard

Location.



History. The area where Demaine Yard is located was originally high ground bounded by the NP main line to the north, a platted residential area to the west, flood plain/slough formed by the Chehelis river to the east, and the Chehelis River itself to the south. An existing Schafer Brothers Logging Company spur line ran from Brady to a two track log dump on the Chehelis River.

In the alternate history Montesano became the Headquarters for the railroad when it was established in 1935. As a common carrier with an increased interchange with the NP, it built an interchange yard at Brady. When the WWSL acquired trackage south of the Chehelis River from the Saganaw Timber Company, the WWSL built the Demaine Yard as its primary freight yard.

Operations.

Demaine Yard is a medium sized classification yard operated under the direction of a Yardmaster under Rule 93. It will support a traffic mix of 4 trains, 2 transfers to interchanges, and an local industry switcher. Approximately 50 cars per day will flow through the yard. Most trains are blocked into lumber and mineral traffic headed north and pulp and paper traffic headed south. Cars destined for local shipment and cars interchanging with the Union Pacific, Milwaukee Road and the Nothern Pacific are also blocked here. 

The Subdivision main lines will begin north and south of the main yard.

Design.

Demaine Yard will have the following capabilities:

• Arrival / Departure Yard. There will be one arrival track and one departure track. Both tracks will  have direct access to the yard lead. The arrival/departure yard will be electrified.
  
• Yard Lead. The yard lead will be sized to handle one 8 car train.
  
• Classification Yard. The classification yard will be a 2-track yard that will alternate between north/south trains and MILW/UP and NP transfers.
  
• Industrial Track. The industrial track will be the industrial lead to four local industry spurs (coal dealership, a lumber distributor, an oil dealer, a propane dealer). Alternatively it can be used as a classification track.

Demaine Yard will designed along the philosophy espoused by Craig Bisgeier's The Ten Commandments of Model Railroad Yard Design

Nice to have Elements. 

• 1 team track located alongside the yard lead. A freight shed and/or a loading dock.
• An engine servicing facility for diesel and electric locomotives.
  
• A caboose track

Right of Way. 

Scenery

• The backdrop will be painted as a Near Trees type format. 
  
• The yard will be modeled as a flat yard with an industrial format.
• The module edge will be yard edge scenery to include drainage and selected small buildings as appropriate.
  

Catenary/Signaling. The arrival and departure tracks, the track leads to the engine service area and Montesano Junction are under wire. Demaine Yard itself is not under wire, nor are the industrial tracks or auxillary tracks.

Locomotives. The Demaine yard switcher will be an ALCO hp switcher. First Subdivision trains will be run with electric locomotives, Second Subdivision trains will be run with diesel locomotives.

Rolling Stock. Unique rolling stock required by the Demaine Yard operations includes:

• Sand car if engine servicing facility is installed.
• ICC Type 103 tank cars for fuel distributor.
• ICC Type 104 tank cars for freight station/team track.
• ICC Type 105 tank cars for propane distributor. 
  

Buildings

• Freight Station
• Car Repair Shop
• Coal Dealer (O.McDonalds Coal Co.)
  
• Lumber Dealer (Planck's Lumber)
  
• Fuel Distributor (Caster Oil Co.)
• Propane Distributor (Buyher Propane)
• Arrival Track Buildings
  

 

References.

The Ten Commandments of Model Railroad Yard Design