DON SPIRO


As on the prototype, there is almost no end to the photo angles on the La Mesa Club layout, and the morning’s quiet light finds a westbound making its way down and around the Loop (above). Horsepower was steam power at one time, and this pair of SP cab forwards (right) is working hard up- grade out of Tunnel ¹₂ in Caliente Canyon.


is relatively flat, again to reduce weight.


Additionally, some of the scenery is being constructed in a way that a person can walk on it. When the scenery down the hill through Wood- ford and Rowen is done it will complete that side of the mezzanine. The other side (Marcel, the tunnels and Cable) should progress much faster simply be- cause the square footage is so much less. Nevertheless, in most cases the scenery takes much more time than the other construction phases of the layout. It will be many years before the layout appears to be complete. In the 2001 article, it was mentioned that the club was evaluating DCC sys- tems. North Coast Engineering equip- ment was chosen to provide train con- trol, and the track put into operation over the last few years has been wired for DCC only.


The Centralized Traffic Control ma-


chine obtained from the AT&SF Rail- way has been refurbished and now in- terfaces with the signal system and mainline turnouts to provide dispatch-


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