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26: Made it! The cab forward leading train SAHW hits
level track in Oakhill. The helper will cut off and return
to South Jackson when traffic permits.
I only run helpers when they are needed. I also prefer to
use a second crew to man the helper. The coordination
and skill required between head end and rear end crews
to safely move heavy trains adds extra fun!
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The BC&SJ will be one of
the layouts open for the 2015
Portland Daylight Express.
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2 turn helix
1.6%/1.5%
Siskiyou staging (51)
sector plate
-2.8%
(45)
access
access
(51.5)
-1.8%
(53)
(50)
(63)
(61)
1.3%
swing gate
(48.25)
gravel
2.7%
(63)
(48)
1.9%
logunloading
(49)
(48.5)
2.7%
2.7% (53)
main
entrance
(50)
log loading
warehouse
(63)
15" turntable outline
depot
(48)
(53)
(48.25)
(53)
(50)
(53)
depot
helper pocket
lap siding
cold storage
ice
Vogue
access
MillBend
OakHill
Albany Jct
JunctionCity
(49)
(49)
Browning
0.5%
stagingunder peninsula (36)
1.4%
lumber loading
log pond
toSalem /
Portland
2.7%
ToDeschutes branch(lower deck)
(53.5)
caboose trk
ice trk
mt storage
Toledo branch
tool track
plywood
bulkoil dealer
depot
Deschutes Jct
BCSalvage
depot
team
South
Jackson
bulk oil
timbers loading
team trk
depot
(51)
(51)
(48)
(48)
ag supply
cannery
(48)
BearCreekYard
toAlbany,
Corvalis,Toledo,
SP connection
bulk oil
SantiamRiver
team track
diner
flourmill
gas
stores
warehouse
cold storage
steel fabricating steel fabricating steel fabricating
team track
ag equipment dealer machine shop building supply
caboose trk
house trk
toKFalls /
Pocatello
runaround
printer
spur into building
S. Jackson
switch lead
trees
lift
up
hatch
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the BC&SJ trackplan.
Up the Creek Column - 15
installed and thoroughly tested before they're covered by the main
level track work on the peninsula. The main level plans include:
Bear Creek yard – the main yard on the layout. This yard will
dwarf South Jackson and will have house track, depot
track, main, two arrival/departure tracks, eight class tracks,
a thoroughfare track, a separate empty car yard, ice plat
form for reefers, and a massive engine service facility. I
anticipate needing a yardmaster, two switch crews, and a
motive power hostler in Bear Creek.
Junction City – a switching area including industrial spurs.
Albany Junction – a town on the Toledo branchline.
Browning – an agricultural center town area.
Other high-priority tasks are getting the South Jackson turntable
installed and operating, and working on the main level of the pen-
insula. Somewhere in there a full height backdrop needs installa-
tion, too.
Wahoo! I can't wait, but there's one heck of a lot of work to be
done before the Bear Creek has its golden spike ceremony and we
get to start full operations. 
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