| Last updated on February 18, 2026
An HO scale layout modeled after an industrial and commercial area
Facts & features
Name: Post cereal plant in Battle Creek, Michigan
Scale: HO (1:87)
Size: 12-0′ x 14-0′
Prototypes: Grand Trunk Western and Penn Central
Locale: Battle Creek, Michigan
Era: 1970s
Style: Single deck
Mainline run: Not applicable
Minimum radius: 30″
Minimum turnout: no. 6
Maximum grade: 2 percent
Benchwork: L-girder with risers and open-grid
Train length: Not applicable
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Like Bill is asking-how does a modeler interpret the numbers on the buildings on the track plan shown? Thank you,Alan
Thanks MR for making this available! How do we access the descriptions for the various numbered buildings?