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25: Thedispatcher needs a
placeaway fromdistractions.
TheBC&SJuses anearby
closet for thispurpose. It
wouldbenice tohavea larger
desk for all thepaperwork.
25 buildinga layout only for
yourself.
Imess aroundwith lay-
out videos a lot and
wondered could Imake
amovieof theBC&SJ
with good videoquality
and realistic sound. Thus
AlcoMania –Hot Trains
volume1 model-trains-
video.com/HOT1.php
was born. Imade this
video to show the lay-
out from a scaleperson’s
perspective. In away,
AlcoMania is anexten-
sionof the South Jackson
Gazette, especially the
credit roll at theend
whereHorace, Gaston,
andMannitz gripe about
whatmorons thefilm crewwere. Sometimes reality and lay-
out lifeblur abit forme.
After 10 years, I’mfiguring it shouldbe illegal tohave this
much fun. 
26: Theoperator
deskbelowOakhill.
On theBC&SJ the
Oakhill operator copies
ALLorders from the
dispatcher,making
himalso thePocatello,
SouthJackson, and
Salemoperator. The
small control panel
operates the train
order semaphores at
Oakhill.
Deschutes staging
tracks are visible.
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