How To Track Plan Database The Great Northern Kalispell Division layout in N scale

The Great Northern Kalispell Division layout in N scale

By Mitch Horner | March 13, 2024

The Great Northern Kalispell Division layout is modeled after Montana in the late 1950s

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Name: Great Northern Kalispell Division
Scale: N (1:160)
Size: 29′-7″ x 36′-3″
Prototype: Great Northern
Locale: Montana
Era: late 1950s
Style: walk-in
Mainline run: 238 feet
Minimum radius: 18″ (main), 16″ (branch)
Minimum turnout: No. 5
Maximum grade: 2%
Benchwork: box frame, shelf, and L-girder
Height: 421⁄4″ to 501⁄2″
Roadbed: extruded-foam insulation board or 1⁄4″ plywood
Track: Atlas code 55 and 80, Peco code 55
Scenery: extruded-foam insulation board
Backdrop: photos and hand-painted on trim coil
Control: NCE Digital Command Control with wireless throttles

 

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