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Track plan at a glance Name: Rock Island and Minneapolis & St. Louis Scale: N (1:160) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the November 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Southern Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 30 feet Prototype: Southern Ry. Period: 1945 through early 1950s Style: walk-in with one duck-under Mainline run: 425 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 with some no. 6 Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the August 2003 issue […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Springfield, Mo., on the Frisco Scale: N Size: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 feet Minimum radius: 10″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Originally appeared in the December 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Stony Creek & Western Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 29 x 51 feet Theme: Western bridge line Era: mid-1950s Style: panoramic, walk-in Minimum radius: 28″ HO, 22″ HOn3 Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the April 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Nickel Plate Third Subdivision Originally appeared in the September 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Toledo Central Union Terminal Scale: HO Size: 20 x 27 feet Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the February 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Union Pacific Industrial District Scale: N (1:160) Box size: 28″ wide x 30 5/16″ deep x 18 3/32″ high (16 1/8″ deep with yard folded) Theme: free-lance urban industrial area Period: 1960s Style: oval with backstage fiddle yard Mainline run: 64″ Minimum radius: 7 5/64″ Maximum grade: none Originally […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Val Ease Central RR Scale: Z (1:220) Size: 2 x 8 feet Prototype: Union Pacific RR Era: autumn 1954 Style: display layout Mainline run: 35 feet Minimum radius: 6″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4.5 percent Originally appeared in the November 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Wabash RR Decatur Division Tenth District Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 12 x 13 feet Prototype: Wabash RR Tenth District Period: October 1964 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum radii: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the December 2000 issue of […]
Track plan at a glance Name: West Side Lumber Co. Scale: Sn3 (1:64) Size: 10 x 10 feet Period: 1958-1959 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 29 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the February 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track […]
Q: I am building a layout and want to do what I’ve seen in postwar dealer displays. Specifically, I’ve seen under the layout board a thin metal strip running the entire length of the layout. To this you would solder the ground contact for every accessory, thus greatly reducing the amount of wiring required. I […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Boston & Maine’s New Hampshire DivisionScale: HO (1:87)Size: 16 x 29 feet (in two rooms)Prototype: B & M (also Barre & Chelsea, Canadian Pacific, and St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County)Period: November 1952Style: walkaround point-to-pointMinimum radii: 24″Minimum turnouts: handlaid with no. 6 minimum frog; many are curvedMaximum grade: main line is […]
