Maple Leaf Tracks Rogers Pass Canadian Pacific’S Mountain Subdivision
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Maple Leaf Tracks Rogers Pass Canadian Pacific’s Mountain Subdivision In the late 1800’s, Canada needed a railroad passage through the Selkirk Mountains of South central British Columbia. A soldier named Major Rogers was asked to survey a way through the granite cliffs in an effort to shorten the upcoming transcontinental mainline to the West coast. The Beaver Valley was found and a passage was surveyed over the Pass to the Illecillewaet Valley beyond. This area gets some of the largest snowfalls in Western Canada and proved to be too much for the railroad. The five mile Connaught Tunnel was built to pass under the worst of the snow and reduce the distance over the pass. Almost 100 years later, the nine mile Mount MacDonald Tunnel was built to reduce the Westbound grade to 1% and double the mainline for increased traffic demands. Today’s trains are up to two miles long and weigh up to 14,000 tons. With powerful AC traction motored locomotives, they make the grade at 16 mph with only three of these monster machines in the consist. MLT’s version of Rogers Pass attempts to simulate the modern day operations of the CPR over the Mountain Sub from Field, BC to Revelstoke, BC. Certain compromises had to be made for best performance of the simulation. Even with this, there are 70 car unit trains and mixed traffic in ten scenarios for many hours of enjoyment. We have applied the latest physics and route building techniques and feel this is possibly our best product release. Please enjoy and if you have a question or concern, visit our website at www.mapleleaftracks.com or ask the question on a forum at www.mltdownloads.net. Thank you. Andy Hockin Maple Leaf Tracks Canadian Pacific Railway Ingenuity. British Columbia Interior Service Area Time Table 51 Effective at 1200 Thursday February 6, 2003 Pacific Standard Time “…willingness to obey the rules…” Pat Pender Vice President Transportation/Field Operations Dave Sissons Assistant Vice President Transportation Mike Franczak General Manager Operations, Field Operations Time Table No 51 – February 6, 2003 LAGGAN SUBDIVISION WESTWARD EASTWARD Ë (Subdivision No 6201) STATIONS Station Number Station Factors Haulage Haulage Factors Factors Haulage Train Standby Channel RTC Call-in Channel and RTC Call-in Code RTC Authorities Channel Emergency Call-in Code Channel and Utility RTC Call-in Code Tower Code Utility Way of Maintenance Channel Zone Switching D L Zone Sec 10 item 5.4GOI Calgary Miles from Track(s) Main Control Train of Method in Feet Siding Capacity Signalled Siding Ë CP CP 135.0 135.0 135.0 W Down- CP CP CP 1.6 3 20 143 1 0.83 911 CTC grade 1 7 19 136.6 FIELD *W Yard 9500 ¾71# ¾61# MOUNTAIN Haulage Factors SUBDIVISION WESTWARD (Subdivision No 6103) EASTWARD Ë STATIONS Station Number Station Haulage Factors Connaught Connaught Track Macdonald Track Train Standby Channel RTC Call-in Channel and RTC Call-in Code Channel RTC Authorities Emergency Call-in Code Channel and Utility RTC Call-in Code Tower Code Utility Way of Maintenance Channel Zone Switching D L Zone Sec 10 item 5.4GOI Miles from Field Track(s) Main Train Control of Method in Feet Siding Capacity Signalled Siding Ë 0.0 FIELD *W Yard 9500 8.2 611 3.0 3.0 8.2 OTTERTAIL 8188 9502 1.6 8.7 16.9 LEANCHOIL 9468 9504 Down- 612 5.5 1 grade 22.4 PALLISER 9032 9505 5.7 0.9 28.1 GLENOGLE 9000 9506 6.0 32.0 34.1 HILL W Yard 2.6 613 36.7 KC JUNCTION WXY Jct Windermere Sub 2 3.2 38.0 9.0 45.7 FORDE 5.5 3.2 51.2 DONALD 8394 9513 6.1 57.3 REDGRAVE 7764 9514 614 1 4.7 1.97 62.0 BEAVERMOUTH 9980 9515 4.2 66.2 ROGERS Y 9516 CP CP Connaught Track Macdonald Track 3 14 2.1 CP CP CP 615 68.3 FRAINE X 9150 911 CTC 1 16 13 0.90 3.4 6.7 Down- 2.03 71.7 75.0 GRIFFITH WAKELY 6300 8800 9517 9518 grade ¾51# ¾51# 6.0 4.3 2 Mount Macdonald Tunnel 77.7 79.3 STONEY CREEK BEAR CREEK 8471 9520 7.8 5.6 2.03 Standby Channel CP 3 616 Utility Channel CP 15 Tunnels 85.5 84.9 GLACIER MACDONALD 6818 9522 RTC Call-in Code ¾11# Macdonald 4.4 5.0 Connaught Tunnel 619 89.9 ROSS PEAK X 9523 Standby Channel CP 3 Connaught 4.3 620 Utility Channel CP 15 94.2 FLAT CREEK 9524 RTC Call-in Code ¾21# 3.9 98.1 ILLECILLEWAET 9936 9525 0.83 1 3.5 101.6 DOWNIE 4.2 617 Down- 105.8 ALBERT CANYON X 9527 3.7 grade 109.5 LAURETTA X 9528 5.5 2 9530 115.0 TWIN BUTTE X 4.9 119.9 GREELY X 9531 1.6 3.5 122.0 122.0 618 123.4 WHITE WX 2.3 125.7 REVELSTOKE BW 1 Yard 9533 13 Time Table No 51 – February 6, 2003 MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION FOOTNOTES Note: “Field Switching Zone” extends between mile 135.0 0.4 Radio Base Station located at Golden Yard. Channel Laggan Subdivision and mile 3.0 Mountain Subdivision. CP 7 monitored on a continuous basis by Yardmaster. 0.5 Radio Base Station located at Revelstoke. Channel MOUNTAIN SUB FOOTNOTES CONTAIN INSTRUCTIONS CP 4 monitored on a continuous basis by Yard- PERTAINING TO FIELD SWITCHING ZONE. master. 0.0 RADIO 0.6 Connaught, Mount Macdonald and Mount Shaughnessy Tunnels are equipped with repeater systems. To use, 0.1 Trackside Radio System 2.2 in effect. select Channel CP 3 on all radio equipment within the 0.2 Zone Code (Z) is 5, except 1 in Mount Macdonald limits of each tunnel. Tunnel and 2 in Connaught Tunnel. 0.7 In Mount Macdonald and Mount Shaughnessy 0.3 To Call: Channel Dial Tunnels, the following may be reached from Channel Diesel Specialist CP 14 ¾51110# CP 3 by selecting indicated code: Diesel Specialist ..............................................1¾789 S&C Support Desk CP 14 ¾51106# Mountain Subdivision RTC ..............................5¾789 Time Signal CP 14 or CP 3 ¾59777# Road Manager, Revelstoke .............................8¾789 In Mount Macdonald Tunnel Mechanical Specialist, Revelstoke ..................9¾789 Diesel Specialist CP 15 ¾11110# Mechanical Specialist, Golden Yard..............10¾789 S&C Support Desk CP 15 ¾11106# When call complete, disconnect by selecting #789 Time Signal CP 15 or CP 3 ¾19777# In Connaught Tunnel Diesel Specialist CP 15 ¾21110# S&C Support Desk CP 15 ¾21106# Time Signal CP 15 or CP 3 ¾29777# Disconnect call by dialing ¾5# (or ¾1# in Mount Macdonald Tunnel or ¾2# in Connaught Tunnel). 1.0 HOT BOX DETECTOR SYSTEM 1.1 WESTWARD LOCATION EASTWARD ¾¾ ¾¾ INSPECTION SET-OFF GOI SEC 8 GOI SEC 8 INSPECTION SET-OFF POINT POINT ITEM 8.1 MILE ITEM 8.1 POINT POINT Leanchoil Leanchoil 14.2 Ottertail Ottertail Immediate Mile 42.3 39.3 North Track Immediate Hill Immediate Donald 39.3 South Track Immediate Hill Redgrave Redgrave 54.5 Donald Donald Immediate Wakely 70.9 Macdonald Track Immediate Mile 67.5 (Connaught Track) Stoney Creek Stoney Creek 74.8 Connaught Track Griffith Griffith Illecillewaet Illecillewaet 95.1 Immediately east Mile 93.4 of Flat Creek (Connaught Track) Immediate Mile 114.0 111.7 North Track Immediate Mile 105.0 Immediate Mile 119.6 111.7 South Track Immediate Mile 105.0 (North Track) 1.2 When there is danger of snow slides reaching the track, trains receiving alarms at Detectors Mile 74.8, Connaught Track or Mile 95.1 indicating dragging equipment, or at Dimensional Shipment Detector Mile 95.1, may proceed to a safer location but in no case beyond the first switch at the inspection point, and there perform the required inspection. 1.3 Hot Box Detectors at Mile 70.9, Macdonald Track and Mile 95.1 are equipped with Dimensional Shipment Detectors. Trains receiving dimensional shipment alarm must stop immediately and perform inspection, except as provided above by Footnote 1.2. When heavy snowfall conditions exist at these detector locations, dimensional shipment alarms associated with either the lead or remote locomotive consist are void. 14 Time Table No 51 – February 6, 2003 MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION FOOTNOTES 2.0 EQUIPMENT RESTRICTIONS Westward Eastward MPH MPH 2.1 Cars Freight Psgr Mile Psgr Freight — except for cars in series CEFX 80000-80799, CRDX 6600-6693, 6900-6947, 9000-9099, 9300-9604 35 35 53.0 to 53.5 35 35 and 20000-20724, ITLX 30000-30467, NDYX 298000- 30 30 53.5 to 54.0 30 30 298399, GACX 3000-3399 and SOO 100000-100279: 25 25 54.0 to 54.2 25 25 (i) short cars (less than 44 feet outside length) over 35 35 54.2 to 65.9 35 35 177,000 pounds and not exceeding 220,000 pounds 30 30 65.9 to 68.3 30 30 gross weight 20 MPH on bridge Mile 76.2 Connaught 30 30 68.3 to 89.9 Macdonald 30 30 Track; and 25 30 68.3 to 72.2 Connaught30 20| (ii) short cars (less than 44 feet outside length) over 220,000 pounds and not exceeding 268,000 pounds 20 20 72.2 to 72.3 Connaught20 20 gross weight 10 MPH on bridge Mile 74.5 Connaught 25 25 72.3 to 76.2 Connaught25 20| Track; and must be separated by one car, 44 feet or 20 20 76.2 to 76.5 Connaught20 20 longer, not exceeding 220,000 pounds gross weight, 30 76.5 to 79.6 Connaught30 30 on bridge Mile 76.2 Connaught Track.