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Description
Name of railroad: BNSF Colorado Division (Joint Line)
Scale: HO (1:87)
Size of layout: 60 x 29 feet
Layout Height: 49” – 57”
Prototype: Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway (some free lance)
Locale: Joint Line from Denver to Pueblo Colorado with a branch to Golden
Period: Present day
Layout style: Linear walk-around (single level) point to point with continuous running possible
Benchwork: Open grid
Backdrop: Drywall & Masonite hardboard
Sub-Roadbed: Plywood & Homasote
Roadbed: Homasote & Cork
Track: Atlas code 83 & 100 flex track
Turnouts: Atlas code 83 & Peco code 100 (minimum #6)
Length of mainline run: 500” plus (with dual mainlines)
Minimum curve radii: 40” Mainline & 32” other areas
Maximum grade: 2%
Control: NCE DCC walk around (3 power districts)
Motive Power: 51
Schedule
Open House - Sunday November 9th (12:00 - 4:00) & Saturday November 15th (10:00 - 5:00) 2003.
Admission/Fare
Open/None
Locomotives/Rolling Stock
Motive Power: 51 locomotives (30 – KATO), (13 – Atlas), (6 – Proto 2000) & (2 Genesis) all have decoders. 11 SD40-2’s, 6 C44-9W’s, 6 SD70MAC’s 5 GP35’s, 2 SD45’s, 2 GP40’s, 2 GP38’s, 8 C30-7’s, 4 SD60’s, 2 SD60M’s and 2 SD75M’s.
Rolling Stock: 275 cars (Genesis, MDC, Walthers, Proto 2000, Athearn, LBF and others)
Special Events
no information provided
Nearby Attractions/Accomodations
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Location/Directions
From the South: Take I-77 north to the Richfield exit (Wheatley Road) and go west about 1 mile to Cleveland-Massillon Road (also known as Route 21 & Brecksville Rd) and turn right (north). Go about 2 miles passing one traffic light at Route 303 and look for Townsend Road on the left side (there will
Additional Comments
Modern era railroading on the Colorado Joint-Line (Denver to Pueblo). This layout is part of the AAMRA operating group
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