{"id":700,"date":"2022-01-06T23:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.ctcparts.com\/?page_id=700"},"modified":"2022-02-05T19:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T19:40:20","slug":"custom-fabrication-1-2-3-4-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/?page_id=700","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Holt"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"700\" class=\"elementor elementor-700\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0335c76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0335c76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-761fc73\" data-id=\"761fc73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796c5d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"796c5d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tommy Holt's Western Pacific Machine\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32bed23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32bed23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c855a0c\" data-id=\"c855a0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad58fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad58fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">There was never a doubt that I would build a CTC machine for my railroad, the First Subdivision of the Western Pacific as it was in and around Stockton, CA in September, 1966. Luckily I knew some generous and talented people who helped bring the project to life.<\/span><\/p><p>After two years of construction and research I thought I pretty well had it all figured out and although I had a machine with prototype specifications and prototype hardware, I wasn&#8217;t certain I knew how to implement the signal logic&#8230;.I thought I needed a little more help&#8230;<\/p><p>Enter Mike Burgett. Introduced by a mutual friend, we had a few conversations and I realized I needed lots more than a LITTLE help. He provided builders photos of my prototype machine from the US&amp;S archives.<\/p><p>He sent complete string diagrams of the signal logic for this machine so that we could build and program the machine to perform exactly like the prototype. We discovered that the WP did things differently and this unique CTC machine was nothing like any I had ever seen or used. Mike pointed out quite a few differences in the lamp colors and their purpose which I would ever have been able to figure out without him.<\/p><p><br \/>Thanks to his continuing support, today our machine is a focal point of operations here on the First Sub. I call on Mike whenever I see an anomaly in the way a signal behaves and his clear, concise explanations make it simple to implement changes. Without Mike&#8217;s help, my CTC would have been a poor representation of the Western Pacific machine&#8230;&#8230;I guess I was just lucky to meet up with him when I did!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>-Tommy Holt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5609e30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5609e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" src=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctc1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctc1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctc1-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a52cb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a52cb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-901d134\" data-id=\"901d134\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508d5da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"508d5da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" src=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DavidBarrowLenza.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DavidBarrowLenza.jpg 600w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DavidBarrowLenza-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dispatcher David Barrow works 2nd trick on the First Subdivision in September of 1966. Tommy's First Subdivision CTC machine was built from David's old Cat Mountain and Santa Fe CTC cabinet!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3877f46\" data-id=\"3877f46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e5585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4e5585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"419\" src=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctc2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctc2.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctc2-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7685451 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7685451\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df50850\" data-id=\"df50850\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1907e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1907e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How this Western Pacific CTC machine worked:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6150b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6150b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctcinfo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctcinfo.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctcinfo-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ctcparts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wpctcinfo-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tommy Holt&#8217;s Western Pacific Machine There was never a doubt that I would build a CTC machine for my railroad, the First Subdivision of the Western Pacific as it was in and around Stockton, CA in September, 1966. Luckily I knew some generous and talented people who helped bring the project to life. 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