DAVE'S TRAINS AND TREES

~ 5 Mile Railroad ~

~ Occidental, CA ~

Back in the day. 1888
Other known names, Howard's & Summit

North Pacific Coast Railroad - Occidental prototype stats:

Mile Post:	67.6
Elevation:	Approx. 594 ft.
Year track laid:	1876
First passsenger train arrives (NPCRR):	October 16, 1876 (Russian River Flag, Volume VIII, Number 50, October 19, 1876)
Last train (NWPRR):	March 29, 1930

PLANNED LAYOUT STRUCTURES
1876-1877
Building dimensions are mostly undetermined.
A few are described in a 1876 newpaper article. The rest have to be estimated.
There is some fudging as to what buildings are what/when. The plan is to stay
with the earliest structures, but add what I want.



OCCIDENTAL LAYOUT PROGRESS

2025-12-31 Occidental on 5 Mile RR. Pictured trees are set.
Depot built. Town roads started.

2024-04-07 Occidental on 5 Mile RR. Still testing tree placement.
Still deciding what buildings to model.

2023-10-01 Occidental on 5 Mile RR. Playing with tree placement.
Most track set. Paper mache painted darker than original mix.

2021-11-30 Occidental on 5 Mile RR - Foam covered with paper
mache mixed with water based paint as a test. Cork laid for town area.
Prepping track layout. Temp wiring for testing.

2021-08-15 Occidental on 5 Mile RR - The beginning

OCCIDENTAL STRUCTURES

Occidental Depot
2024-07-11 (Update)
Model Details

Altamont Hotel
2024-05-18 (Update)
History & Model Details

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