HO scale Chicago & North Western Northern Memories

HO scale Chicago & North Western Northern Memories

By Rene Schweitzer | October 14, 2020

| Last updated on February 19, 2026


Download this track plan from the October 2020 Model Railroader

HO scale Chicago & North Western Northern Memories

The layout at a glance
Name: Chicago & North Western Memories
Layout owner: John Mueller
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 32 x 39 feet
Prototype: C&NW
Locale: northern Wisconsin
Era: 1953
Style: around the walls
Mainline run: 230 feet
Minimum radius: 24″
Minimum turnout: no. 6
Maximum grade: 3 percent
Benchwork: L girder, open grid, and tabletop
Height: 47″ to 52″
Roadbed: cork
Track: codes 83 and 100 flextrack
Scenery: hardshell
Backdrop: 1/8″ tempered hardboard
Control: NCE Digital Command Control with wireless throttles

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