into the staging area where the Central Vermont coaling tower is partly in view, adding to the thought that the CV yard and engine facility are close by. White River Junction is built on a ¹₂″ plywood base that has the tracks set on cork roadbed. I used code 83 flex track with Micro Engineering No. 6 turnouts which are hand-thrown at their loca- tions. The yard is 48″ up from the floor. The scenery around the Junction is cardboard webbing coated with Wood- land Scenics plaster cloth. I used ground foam and earth-colored paint to finish the scenery. Trains on the White River Division are currently controlled with DCC and
an NCE Power Cab system. I do not care to do a lot of switching, and most of my trains are just run-through’s that arrive and depart the staging area. I can, however, and do, swap blocks of cars when a train arrives by simply cut- ting off the head end block of cars or a similar block back by the caboose. I have a yard engine stationed near the depot that takes care of these chores. The staging tracks are designated as joint CPR and B&M behind the station and two joint B&M and CV staging tracks in front of station. The CV main- line is nearest the fascia board, and two foreground tracks are designated as freight car staging locations. All leading locomotives used at White River Junction are DCC sound equipped. Trailing engines can be un- powered dummies or non-sound DCC units. Motive power includes the Cen-
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