SP System Map 1944

SP System Map 1944
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Southern Pacific Exeter Branch

HO scale - 1981
Owner: Rick Watson
Layout Location: Tempe, Arizona
Based on the Exeter Branch of the Southern Pacific in 1981.
(moved under the Los Angeles Divsion rather than the San Juaquin Division, as modeling 1981: the Exeter Branch was part of the Bakersfield Sub which was part of the Los Angeles Division)
Primarily a switching layout . As with the prototype, the primary commodity is produce with numerous packing houses throughout the layout.
The majority of the industries modeled are representative of the prototype, with some additional added for operational interest.
The towns modeled include Sanger, Reedley, Dinuba, Exeter and Lindsay.
The layout employs a Car Card/Waybill operating system and train control is via NCE DCC.
The focus of the layout is heavy switching and an operating session accommodates a crew of four operators.

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