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DSP&P (Dilapidated, Slow Poke & Poor)

Lowell and Linda Dietz

Tour Schedule

Directions

See It On The Map

From I-985 and Exit 12 (Spout Spring Road). Turn SE onto Spout Springs Rd. Go 3.1 miles to Union Circle. (Union Circle is just past the End School Zone sign for Spout Springs Elementary School.) Turn left onto Union Circle and go 1.3 miles to end. Turn right. Go 0.2 miles to Laurel Terrace (the second Clinchem Woods subdivision entrance). Go about 0.2 miles to 3rd  driveway on left.

 

OR

 

Go to I-85 Exit 126 which is Hwy. 211. Go north on Hwy. 211 and proceed 2.5 miles to Union Church Rd. Turn left onto Union Church Rd. and proceed 2.5 miles to Laurel Terrace. Turn right onto Laurel Terrace. Go about 0.2 miles to 3rd driveway on left.

 

Layout at a Glance

Scale G
Size 300'X40'
Prototype None
Locale Tehachapi Loop
Era Whatever suits my fancy on any given day
Layout Height 0 to 6'4"
Benchwork Earth
Roadbed Varied (crushed granite, pressure treated lumber, HDPE, Steel 2"x6"
Trackwork Hand spiked on bridges and trestles, Llagas Creek, Sunset Valley, Micro Eng
Turnout Min. N/A
Min. Radius 10'
Maximum Grade 3%
Scenery Natural vegetation, Japanese Maples, Lenten Roses, Ferns, and other shade loving plants.
Backdrop Mother Nature
Controls Battery Powered, Air Wire controlled, and sound equipped.

Yard and reversing loop in walk-in basement goes through hole in wall and travels along about 40 ft. of mostly truss bridges before coming in contact with the ground.  Track then joins the main outdoor loop just below Tehachapi Creek where it makes a right turn of about 180 degrees followed by a left turn of about 540 degree going around a hill and looping over itself.  From the low point (exiting the basement) to the high point is an elevation change of 6 ft. 4 in.


Updated: Wed Sep 1 06:46:54 2010

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