General Information	The Great Northern Railway, Cascade Division, begins in Tacoma, Washington (staging), runs north to Everett and Seattle, and then east through the Cascade Mountains to Spokane (staging).  It is constructed as a large point-to-point main line on three decks.  Operation through the Cascade Tunnel requires helper service up the long grade and changeover to electric engines from Skykomish to Wenatchee (the heart of the apple district); then it's back to steam for the trip to Spokane.  The Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, and Union Pacific all interchange with the G.N. There are four freight yards and a coach yard. Operations feature a 4-1/2 hour session with a 1/2 hour break and a fast clock of 3:1 which yields 12 hours of "train time".  Several jobs can be handled as sit-down jobs but most are not.  The layout has most track laid and operational.  Although there are buildings, most scenery has not yet been started.
Access:	Downstairs
Division or Location:	Cascade Division of Great Northern Railway
Description:	Walk-in plan features freight and passenger trains on long mainline runs with switching
Scale:	HO, standard gauge
Size of Railroad:	34' x 52'; 675 cars
Era:	1940/50's
Completion:	Track: 99%; Scenery: 5%; Electrical: 90%
Control System:	DCC, Digitrax, radio
Operation Details
Number of Crew:	Minimum: 10; Maximum: 20 (participants - OPSIG), 24 (actual)
Length of Session:	4-1/2 hours, flexible end time, with snack/meal break
Scale Clock Speed:	3:1
Traffic Control:	Dispatcher, TT/TO, car cards, waybills
Are Radios Required:	No
Listed Jobs:	Total number of jobs: 24; * filled by local crewing;    typically 2 person crews on locals * Dispatcher Interbay jobs    * (Supervisory) yardmaster    - A/D yard crew lead, A/D yard crew    - Class yard crew lead; Class yard crew    - Coach yard crew    - Hostler Wenatchee jobs    - Yardmaster (crew lead)    * Car Agent (yard crew) Gold Bar    - Yardmaster Skykomish    * Power desk operator Road / local crew    - A #1, #2    - B #1, #2    - C #1, #2    - D #1, #2    - E #1, #2    - F #1, #2
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