Edmonton Model Railroad Association

Operators of the Monashee Pacific Railway located in the Freight Shed at Fort Edmonton Park.

The layout we're building is based on an actual railroad that was surveyed and chartered in central British Columbia in 1896, but never built. It was to link Vernon and Castlegar by way of the Monashee Mountains. The layout represents what the club feels the railroad would have looked like in 1959 had it actually been built. This provides the opportunity for a mixture of steam and diesel locomotives, as well as regular passenger service.

The "real" railroad has approximately 135 miles of mainline trackage and a ruling grade of 2.2% between Monashee Summit and Castlegar. The railroad connects with the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National north of Vernon and also continues south from Castlegar to Columbia Gardens for a Great Northern connection to the United States. This allows a variety of our members' favourite railroad equipment to appear, "passing through" on the Monashee Pacific.

The layout is a two-level "mushroom" design, allowing almost twice as much mainline running as would be possible on a single level. Track and aisles on the lower level are located beneath the track on the upper aisle.

   www.emra.club

   www.facebook.com/edmontonmodelrailroadassociation

   www.instagram.com/monasheepacificrailway

   www.youtube.com/@MonasheePacific

   Scenes on The Monashee.pdf

Location

Edmonton, AB

Scale

HO

Layout Size

1600 square feet

Mainline Size

785 ft

Era

1959

Crew Complement

12 - 22

Completion

Track: 100%
Scenery: 90%
Electrical: 95%

Control System

Digitrax - Simplex only

Wi-Fi Throttles

Yes

Dispatching Method

Timetable and Train Order

Car Forwarding

Car Cards/Waybills

Fast Clock

4:1

Pets

None