{"id":1724,"date":"2024-03-08T05:15:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T05:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/?page_id=1724"},"modified":"2024-03-08T05:15:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T05:15:18","slug":"dave-loveless-southern-pacific-coast-division-monterey-branch-aka-rd-rr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/dave-loveless-southern-pacific-coast-division-monterey-branch-aka-rd-rr\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Loveless &#8211; Southern Pacific Coast Division Monterey Branch. aka R&#038;D RR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/eok.aqo.mybluehost.me\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Layout-Header-1024x162.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Layout-Header-1024x162.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Layout-Header-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Layout-Header-768x121.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Layout-Header-1536x242.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Layout-Header-2048x323.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Layout-Header-2000x316.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Dave Loveless &#8211; Southern Pacific Coast Division Monterey Branch. aka R&amp;D RR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Southern Pacific Coast Divions recreates railroading in the Monterrey area between 1940 and 1960.  The mission is to create an environment and methodology, where a group of individuals with various skills, knowledge and experiences, can replicate the operating of a prototypical railroad.  The focus is on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Entertainment <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fellowship <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The R&amp;D railroad models the Southern Pacific Coast division in 1941 and is designed and built for operations. It resides in a purpose- built 24\u2019 X 36\u2019 building, with a double deck lift gate for easy egress. The railroad is double-decked, with the Southern Pacific Coast Division from Gilroy to Salinas on the lower deck and the Monterey Branch on the upper deck. \u00a0The decks are connected by a single- track 5 level, custom built hidden helix that is equipped with sensors to indicate the location of a train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The railroad has a 12 track staging yard. Each track is a through track, with the South representing East Salinas\/King City\/Los Angeles and the North end representing San Jose\/ San Francisco \/Roseville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The layout currently has 100% of the track in place. 76 FastTrack turnouts have been built and installed. Scenery has just started but many scenes are mocked up with models and temporary structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The railroad is NCE DCC controlled with wireless throttles, and hand thrown turnouts.\u00a0 Dispatching is done using\u00a0 1. Track Warrants via FRS radios or 2. TT\/TO via telephones. Concise documentation of all train operations is provided to assist operators in stepping into a new job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scale:<\/strong> HO   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Era:<\/strong> 1940-1960<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Approximate Size:<\/strong> 805 square feet <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Percent Complete     <\/strong>Benchwork-100%     Trackwork-100%      Scenery-40%      Signaling-100%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Watsonville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Access:<\/strong> Raiseable Duck-under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parking:<\/strong> Parking is available on the property (50-100 foot walk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-1536x1154.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-2048x1539.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/southernpacificcoastdivisionmontereybranch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Visit the Southern Pacific Coast division Website <\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southernpacificcoastdivisionmontereybranch.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-Web.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-Web.png 678w, https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Loveless-Web-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/eok.aqo.mybluehost.me\/conv2024\/layout-tours\/\">Return to Layouts page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Loveless &#8211; Southern Pacific Coast Division Monterey Branch. aka R&amp;D RR Description The Southern Pacific Coast Divions recreates railroading in the Monterrey area between 1940 and 1960. The mission is to create an environment and methodology, where a group of individuals with various skills, knowledge and experiences, can replicate the operating of a prototypical &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/dave-loveless-southern-pacific-coast-division-monterey-branch-aka-rd-rr\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dave Loveless &#8211; Southern Pacific Coast Division Monterey Branch. aka R&#038;D RR&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1724","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1727,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1724\/revisions\/1727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}