The HO-scale Willamette Model Railroad Club is located in the basement of a community center in Clackamas, OR. The club operates the Columbia Cascade and Western, envisioned as a healthy Class-1 regional railroad, ca. 1979. The CC&W follows the alignment of the 1870s Corvallis and Eastern up the North Santiam River valley and over the Cascades to Bend, OR, and beyond. This large railroad features an extensive mainline run.
The railroad operates with a well-developed line-up of trains controlled by a dispatcher who uses track warrants to move traffic. The railroad has both thru trains and locals in addition to two yards on the layout, each of which require a yardmaster and switch crew.
Car cards and waybills govern individual car movements while NCE DCC radio control is used throughout.
Scenery is approximately 40% complete with some notable signature scenes.
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