Published: Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Inspired by 101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders, a book from 1956 with copies still selling today, the new special issue, 102 Realistic Track Plans, brings you more than 100 track plans from the pages of Model Railroader magazine.
No matter the amount of space you have, this special issue will have a large variety of 4 x 8 feet to basement-sized plan suggestions for N, HO and O scale layouts, with all-new descriptions of operation, scenic elements and more for each.
  
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Design inspiration
Introduction/by David Popp
Introduction to track planning
Careful measuring and drawing ensure that your layout fits/by Andy Sperandeo
Very small layouts
Short on space? Just starting out? Try these ideas/selected by Steven Otte
Curves, turnouts, and track
Setting standards to handle the trains you want to run/by Andy Sperandeo
4 x 8s and a little more
Track plans that start with a sheet of plywood/selected by David Popp
Sketching by the squares
Learn the art of controlled doodling/by Andy Sperandeo
Layout schematics
How to think of your track plan as a railroad/by Andy Sperandeo
Drawing curves and turnouts
Careful drafting leads to easier construction and operation/by Andy Sperandeo
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Compact layouts
33 railroads sized for a spare bedroom/selected by Steven Otte
Figuring grades and clearances
How to plan slopes your trains can climb/by Andy Sperandeo
Structures, scenery, and aisles
Layout design is more than just track planning/by Andy Sperandeo
Medium layouts
Got space to stretch out? Find some ideas here/selected by Steven Otte
Sectional layouts
Build a railroad so you can take it with you/by Andy Sperandeo
How to convert track plan scales
Simple arithmetic changes any layout design to your scale/by Andy Sperandeo
Layouts for large spaces
Plans for rec rooms, basements, and barns/selected by David Popp
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An HO plan for a non-traditional space/by David Popp
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