Southern Interior & Cascades

Welcome to my home HO scale layout, I have been working on this newest version of my layout since July of 2006. This layout Occupies a shop area 10' x 20' and is a double main with a 2' x 10' yard attached.

"The Merritt Model Railroaders" 2009

Hank,Jonathen,Bill,Mike,Al,Rick and Ken

The " Southern Interior & Cascades " Model Railroad is a Freelance layout,it follows loosly some of the Kettle Valley and the CN Switch yard in Kamloops B.C.

The Construction of my 7th layout started in the summer of 2006, After a few years of a very sub standard Layout that was not what I was wanting any longer,the entire Layout room was gutted and all new benchwork was installed all "Gorman Bro's" 1 x 4 construction,the layout was built in 4 seperate sections in case a move is ever needed, the Top of the layout is all 1\2 " good one sided Plywood with braces every 2 feet all drilled out for layout wireing as well as accesory wireing.

This layout is a 2 Mainline layout,the outter line is CP Rail the inner a combination of CN Rail and BC Rail,the Yard (Lapoint Yard) is 2' x 10',it has 2 arrival tracks a run around track as well as eight classification tracks,a Caboose track,a 2 stall Pike stuff shop holding 4 switchers,a fuel depot sideing as well as a cement plant sideing. A track plan will be posted when completed.

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Below are some progress shots of my Layout and new stuff I have picked up in the last little while....Enjoy

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April 14, 2009

Newest Arrival at the SI&CMRR shelf DCC Layout.

CP Rail DCC trackmobile switching a couple of "Beer Can" Tankers out of the Engine shop. (Picked up from Factory Direct Trains)

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March 27 2009

2 new Industries have arrived on the SI&CMRR

Maxwell flour & Cargill Grain Terminal

This is my newest extension on the CN Main line, I built the Grain Terminal and purchased the Flour Mill at the Chilliwack Train show last fall, I repaired all the damage on the Flour Mill and weathered both structures.

Here's what this area used to look like:

Here's the Finished Addition:

And a shot or 2 of the new area:

MAXWELL FLOUR

Cargill Grain Terminal

More expansion is on it's way, Lapoint Yard will undergo a large expansion before our Club BBQ in June 2009.

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February 2009

CP Rail Proto MX series RS-10

Recently Purchased Proto 1000 MX Series CP Rail RS-10, a slight weather job

I did after I installed all the handrails,sunshades Etc. another smooth runner.

December 25th, 2008 Christmas gifts I got.

This was given to me by my Wife Brenda, it's a "Broadway Limited" CN RSD-15 engine with sound,it sounds fantastic very realistic rumbling, I love it

A "Walthers" CP Rail Well Car, also Given to me by my Wife Brenda

A Proto 1000 DX Limited Edition, CN RS-18

Given to me by my friend Ken Stewart,thanks Ken I love it.

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November 06/08

A CN S-3 Pulls a load out of Trumlin Lumber headed for the coast, last pull of the night

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Newst arrival at SI&C MRR, Nov 25/08

Railink SRY MP15DC,full DCC and sound, all the rails have now been added as well as the rest of the accesories, a real head turner sound and DCC work Great.

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September 24/08

My newest arrival and Intermountain CN Circus car..took a year to arrive but worth the wait.

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August 10\08

Arrived today A "Intermoutain EMD FP9A" with dual Mode sound,I can run this on my DC layout and the Clubs DCC Modular,it's a smooth runner and has QSI sound...Very nice engine.

July 09\08

Bought 2 new Intermountain Cars last week from "Red Barn Hobbies" Both are my new favorite cars.

Cerestar "Corn Sweetner" Tank car, Great detail on the ends and under the frame a real head turner.

100 ton Air slide Potash Hopper,again fantastic detail on walkways and underside typical "Intermountain" quality,these are the new release hoppers promised last year... Really good looking cars

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June 06\08

My latest Project, a fully Weathered RailBox Lease Box Car,plan on doing all my rolling stock to various weatherd conditions when I get the time.

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MAY 23\2008

CN AC4400 pulls a long Coal drag on the outskirts of Eagle Valley

May 13, 2008

A weathered BL1 shoves an 52' CN Gondola loaded with scrap into "Red Barn scrap Yard"

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March 01,2008

Sunday March 01, 2008, My newest engine has arrived an Atlas

Classic C420, I got the one with no sound,it pulls great and is quite

as a Mouse, and it looks good to.

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Feb 15, 2008

My newest arrival at SI&CMRR,an Athern Genesis MP15AC with sound, Runs very smoothly and the sound is great on my DC setup,I especially like the handheld sound Box for the engine. There have been some issue's on the Decoder in this engine and I will update as I use it more.

UPDATE-March 14th,2008

The above engine now has 3 weeks of run time on it and is running with no problems of any kind..Go buy 1

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Jan 24 2008

Lapoint yard has been completed, this project started last

October 2007 and has been a work in progress ever since

The old yard was completely ripped up and all new Cork,

Flex track and Switches added.Have a look.