Station 11 - Olympic Peninsula Lumber Company

 Location.

WWSL 1st Subdivision

OPLC (SM) is the fourth station on WWSL's 1st Subdivision. located at Mile Post xx.

History. See Olympic Peninsula Logging Company.
https://modelingthewwsl.blogspot.com/p/112-olympic-peninsula-lumber-company.html

Operations. 

This module is the location of the Olympic Peninsula Logging Company's sawmill operations. That operation consists of: a 5 acre millpond, a sawmill, a chipping mill, 4 dry kilns, a planing mill, and a locomotive servicing area and turntable.

See Mill Operations. http://modelingthewwsl.blogspot.com/p/oplc_12.html, for additional information.

The OPLC operates its own railroad 5 days per week and moves 30 carloads a day. from two reload locations to the sawmill millpond. The even numbered reloads are accessed thru Camp 1's southern main line, the odd numbered reloads are accessed by trackage rights on the WWSL main line north of OPLC. A yard switcher operates at the sawmill location. 

See Railroad Operations, http://modelingthewwsl.blogspot.com/p/oplc-railroad-operations.html, for additional information.

Design Considerations.

I wanted this module to show a 1950's logging and sawmill activity. Specifically I wanted to show:

• Log train transferring logs from cutting locations to the millpond.
• Production activities from millpond to sawmill to drying sheds,  kiln and planning mill.
• Loading activities of rough and finished lumber.
• Chipping operations.

The OPLC railroad operations consists of a one track arrival/departure yard, a one track yard lead that services a two track millpond, a one track sawmill, a one track chipping mill, a one track timber dock and rough lumber loading track, a one track planing mill. There is a locomotive servicing area and turntable.The OPLC has a main line running parallel to the WWSL main line from OPLC to Camp 1.

Track Diagram

 

 

OPLC is spread out over three modules. The millpond, sawmill and chipping mill are located on module 1, dry kiln, rough lumber loading, the planning mill and finished lumber loading is on module 2 and the turntable operation is on module 3.

Roadway.

• OPLC Main Line is relaxed standard..
• OPLC Yard is relaxed standard.
• WWSL Main Line relaxed standard.

Catenary/Signaling. WWSL main line will be wired. OPLC main line will not be wired. 

Scenery.

• Backdrop will be low hills with 2nd growth trees .
• Dry kilns will be backdrop flat.
• Middle ground will be industrial dirt.
• Near areas will be flat dirt ground with miscellaneous vegetation. 

Structures.

• Millpond
• Headquarters office 
• Sawmill
• Chipping mill loading frame
• Timber Dock
• Rough loading crane
• Dry kiln
• Planing mill and loading dock
• Turntable
• MOW sheds
• Fire sheds  

Reference