John Vavra’s HO scale Santa Fe Lines

John Vavra’s HO scale Santa Fe Lines

By Sammi DiVito | October 20, 2021

| Last updated on February 19, 2026


Download this Santa Fe and Colorado narrow gauge themed track plan

Track plan overview

Facts & features

Name: Santa Fe Lines
Scale: HO (1:87.1) and HOn3 (36″ narrow gauge)
Size: 20 x 22 feet
Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge
Locale: Northern Arizona/Southwestern Colorado
Era: 1994
Style: walk-in
Mainline run: 150 feet (Santa Fe) plus 110 feet (D&S)
Minimum radius: 24″ (ATSF), 22″ (D&S)
Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.2 percent (ATSF), 2.5 percent (D&S)
Benchwork: open grid Height: 39″-54″
Track: Atlas code 83 flextrack, Shinohara and Walthers turnouts (ATSF); Shinohara code 70 (D&S)
Backdrop: painted on walls
Control: MRC Prodigy Elite Wireless

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