C.P.I.Co.RR
John McBride
The C.P.I.Co.RR is a model of Crown Point off Lake Champlain. CROWN POINT NY was where the iron furnaces were located.There is a working hump yard also in that area. Mines were located in Hammondville. The layout features two track mainline on the north side and one track on the south side. The C.P.I.Co was a short line which carried iron ore to the furnaces at Crown Point from Hammondville during the Revolutionary War. After the iron ore was processed it was shipped downstate to the Watervliet Arsenal . The RR also features two yards with a working turntable in each yard.
Layout at a glance
Name: C.P.I.Co.RR
Scale: G
Size: 44.5'long by 24'wide
Locale: Crown Point, NY
Era: 1873-1903
Style: Wireless walkaround
Mainline Run: 118'6"
Max Grade: 8%
Roadbed: Homasote over plywood
Track: 564'23"
Scenery: Exterior stucco over rigid foam
Back Drop: Masonite
Height: 3'3" lowest 4'8" highest
Control: DCC-NCE
Scale: G
Size: 44.5'long by 24'wide
Locale: Crown Point, NY
Era: 1873-1903
Style: Wireless walkaround
Mainline Run: 118'6"
Max Grade: 8%
Roadbed: Homasote over plywood
Track: 564'23"
Scenery: Exterior stucco over rigid foam
Back Drop: Masonite
Height: 3'3" lowest 4'8" highest
Control: DCC-NCE
Operating positions:
1 Point man at Crown Point
1 Minor at Hammondville
4 yard crews to handle all industries
Operating Session: 2 hr
1 Minor at Hammondville
4 yard crews to handle all industries
Operating Session: 2 hr
Comments:
Locomotives as followed: 1 Shay, 1 Climax, 4 Moguls - all sound equipped.
We have push buttons on fascia and all ground throws at Woodhill Mountain and at D&H Transfer 1&2. All crew members are issued car cards with NCE walkaround throttles.
We have push buttons on fascia and all ground throws at Woodhill Mountain and at D&H Transfer 1&2. All crew members are issued car cards with NCE walkaround throttles.
Most recent update: 2009 February 7
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