Owner’s Name: Jim Spice
RR Name: Denver & Cat Canyon
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Scale: HO/Hon3
Size: 30X30
Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande, Grande Junction Div.
Locale: Colorado
Era: 1953
Style: open
# Decks: 1
Mainline run: (exclude staging and helix) 300’
Minimum radius: 19”
Typical aisle width: 30+”
Minimum turnout: “4 (in Yards)
Maximum grade: 2.37%
Benchwork: L Girder
Height: 42-56
Roadbed: Mixture of Homosote and cork
Track: Atlas Code 83/55 and Hand laid
Scenery: (method and %) Rockcastings over hardshell 98%
Backdrop: Masonite on puninsulas and drywall
Control: DCC radio throttles (NCE)
Operating Crew: Min 13, Max 22
Operating System: CC/WB

The railroad mimics the Grande Junction Div. of the DRGW in the 50’s. Trains are made up in the main yards (Salida & Minturn). Crews are dispatched via telephone. The Railroad is point to point with staging yards in Pueblo and Grande Junction ( hidden
staging). Although a time table is supplied, we seldom operate on TT/TO. Signaling and CTC are in process of being installed as per the prototype.
There are two areas that provide operators with switching challenges and two branch lines. The “Monarch branch, from Salida
to Monarch, is narrow gauge. It is combined in areas with dual gauge.
One interesting feature on the railroad is the “Gauntlet” bridge over Cat Canyon.
The Railroad is controlled by dispatcher from a panel outside the railroad.