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OPERATIONS:
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OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER:

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Standards
Materials
Layout Design
Construction Milestones
Equipment Roster (Port 8080)
Work Orders

HUMAN RESOURCES:
Employment Opportunities
Roster of Enginemen

MAPS:
System Map
Philadelphia Division
Middle Division
Pittsburgh Division

PROCUREMENT:
RFP's
Purchase Orders

INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Stockholders

MISC.:
Diner Needs
Harrisburg Industries
Prototype References
Ops Primer

YORK HAVEN SHOPS:
Introduction
Heavyweight Sleepers - paint, letter 15 cars
EMD F3 Phase II - kitbash, paint, letter 11 locomotives
B60b Baggage Cars - build, paint, letter 28 cars
P70k, P70gs, PLC70 - kitbash, paint, letter 9 cars
BM70k Baggage/Mail Cars - build, paint, letter 3 cars
"HARRISBURG" - kitbash, paint, letter business car

Materials Used In Construction

To date, the following materials have been committed to the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Eastern Region (hardware not included):

Plywood/Sheet Material:

  • (6) 23/32" x 4' x 8' Fir Plywood
  • (7) 23/32" x 4' x 8' Fir Plywood factory-cut to 3/4" x 3 1/2" x 8' strips (benchwork)
  • (33) 15/32" x 4' x 8' Plywood
  • (33) 1/2" x 4' x 8' Homasote
  • (1) 1/4" x 4' x 8' Hardboard

Dimensional Lumber:

  • (19) 2" x 4" x 8' pine
  • (2) 3/4" x 6" x 10' pine
  • (2) 3/4" x 2" x 6' pine

Electrical:

  • 500' 14 gauge solid cable, green
  • 500' 14 gauge solid cable, red
  • 45' 14 gauge solid cable, white
  • 1,500' 18 gauge solid cable, green/red/white (manually separated)
  • 500' 18 gauge solid cable, green
  • 500' 18 gauge solid cable, red
  • 500' 22 gauge solid cable, white
  • 500' 22 gauge solid cable, black
  • (3) Six outlet surge protector
  • (3) Eight outlet surge protector
  • (1) __' heavy duty extension cord
  • (2) 25' medium duty extension cord
  • (3) 18' rope light kits
  • 1000' six conductor flat telephone cable (for separation)
  • 100' eight conductor CAT-3 cable (for separation)
  • (1,000) 3M 22-18 ScotchLok connctors

Digital Command Control Components:

  • (1) Digitrax Chief II Radio-Equiped Starter System (DCS100 Command Station, UR91 Radio Receiver, DT300R throttle)
  • (5) Digitrax DB150 booster
  • (6) Digitrax PS515 power supply
  • (6) Digitrax PS12 power supply
  • (3) Digitrax AR1 auto-reverse controller
  • (1) Digitrax PM4 power manager
  • (17) Digitrax BDL168
  • (1) Digitrax DS54 stationary decoder
  • (39) NCE Switch-It stationary decoder
  • (2) NCE Switch-8 stationary decoder
  • (7) Digitrax UP5 throttle connection panels
  • (4) Tony's UTP connection panels (used as LocoNet junctions)
  • (1) Digitrax DT400R throttle
  • (2) Digitrax DT400 throttles
  • (2) Digitrax UT4 throttles
  • (2) Digitrax UT4R throttles
  • (1) LocoNet 100' Cable
  • (1) LocoNet 25' Cable
  • (1) LocoNet 15' Cable
  • (2) LocoNet 12' Cable
  • (5) LocoNet 10' Cable
  • (15) LocoNet 5' Cable
  • (18) LocoNet 6" Cable
  • (1) Digitrax MS100 Computer Interface (died)
  • (1) Logic Rail Technologies LocoNet Fast Clock
  • (1) Digitrax Card Edge Connectors (3/pkg)
  • (2) LocoBuffer II Computer Interface

Track:

  • (986) Atlas Code 55 Flex, 30"
  • (34) Atlas Code 55 #5 Turnout, Right Hand
  • (33) Atlas Code 55 #5 Turnout, Left Hand
  • (52) Atlas Code 55 #7 Turnout, Right Hand
  • (58) Atlas Code 55 #7 Turnout, Left Hand
  • (4) Atlas Code 55 #2.5 Wye
  • (18) Atlas Code 55 1.25" Straight
  • (6) Atlas Code 55 3" Straight
  • (8) Atlas Code 55 6" Straight
  • (400) Midwest Micro Cork Roadbed, 30" Section

Other:

  • (85) Circuitron Tortoise switch machine
  • (1) Circuitron Tortoise switch machine drilling template
  • (1) Maxon 49-HX Five Channel Headset Radio (retired)
  • (1) Model Railroad Stoneworks Rockville Bridge kit
  • (20) 4' steel angle bracket (third level supports)
  • (40) Micro-Mark Car Card Boxes
  • (4) MicroTrains #1310 Uncoupling Magnet
  • (10) K&S #497 Music Wire (4 / pkg)
  • (4) SculptaMold (lb.)
  • (1) Woodland Scenics Buff Talus, Fine
  • (1) Woodland Scenics Brown Talus, Fine

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Last modified: November 25 2007.

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