The HO scale Jones Island layout

The HO scale Jones Island layout

By Mitch Horner | April 11, 2023

| Last updated on February 18, 2026


The newest addition to the Milwaukee, Racine and Troy layout

Facts & features

Name: Jones Island
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 3′-6″ x 13′-10″
Prototype: Port of Milwaukee
Locale: Milwaukee waterfront
Era: Present day
Style: Shelf
Mainline run: None
Minimum radius: 24″
Minimum turnout: No. 6
Maximum grade: None
Benchwork: L-girder
Height: 49″
Roadbed: Cork
Track: Code 83
Scenery: Extruded-foam insulation board, Sculptamold
Backdrop: Photo
Control: NCE Digital Command Control

The HO scale Jones Island layout: A model railroad layout trackplan

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