Railroad Quick Look

Name:  Owens Valley Sub. Of the SPSF
Scale: N scale (1:160)
Room size: 11.5’  X  18.5’
Prototype: Southern Pacific Santa Fe (SPSF)
Locale: Eastern Side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains (CA and NV)
Era: Spring 1990
Style: Walkaround Double Deck
Mainline run: 171’ (5.2 scale miles)
Minimum radius: Visible – 20”, Hidden – 18”
Turnout size: #6 to #10 built to fit
Maximum Grade: 2.2%
Benchwork: Open grid attached to wall studs
Height: Lower Level – 42” / Upper Level – 62”
Roadbed: ½” Homasote on top of ½” MDF
Track: Atlas code 55 flextrack, Code 55 handlaid turnouts
Train Length: 3 to 6 Locomotives, 25 to 35 Cars
Scenery: (TBA)
Backdrop: 1/8” hardboard (masonite)
Control: Digitrax Digital Command Control

The Owens River looking south down the valley ------>