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HOTRAK Statistics On this page we set
out some of the salient features of our layouts including some of the
operating records
This web page
was last updated on March 29th, 2010.
|
| Biggest set up, i.e. largest number of modules used | |
| Largest number of industries served | |
| Length
of longest main line run (i.e to make one complete circuit |
552
feet or 9.1 scale miles - March 2010 |
| Longest
freight train - number of cars * |
Larry
Lanctot: 55
cars with three Atlas CN C-424 locomotives - 3 May 2009 |
| Longest
freight train - length * |
|
| Longest
train of cylindrical grain hopper cars * |
Paul
and Colin Churcher: 45 hopper cars and a flatcar carrying a wrecked
hopper. Motive power was a CP C-liner A-B-A set then a CP SD-90 -
29 November 2009. |
| Longest
intermodal train * |
Boris Polianski: 23 cars hauled by a NS SD60 and GP40X - January 2009 |
| Longest
road railer train * |
Paul
Anderson: 48 trailers (2784 scale feet long) - 28 March 2010 |
| Longest
passenger train * |
Boris Polianski and Charles Spencer: 23 lightweight VIA cars (Rapido) behind FP9 A-B-B-A - January 2009 |
| Largest
Number of Locomotives in a Consist |
Colin
Churcher: Six Alcos - five RS3s and one C424 - 17 October 2009. |
| Maximum
number of trains on layout at one time |
Eight
freights, two through freights and two passenger trains - 2 May 2009 |
* - to qualify for a record the train should make at least one circuit of the main line without derailment.