Track plan at a glance Name: Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Ry. Scale: N (1:160) Size: 22.5 x 29 feet Prototype: Raton Pass on the First District of the New Mexico Division Period: summer 1950 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 202 feet Minimum radii: 21″ on visible track, 18″ on hidden track Minimum turnout: no. […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Denver Rio Grande & Southern RR Scale: Sn3 Size: 11 x 14 feet Prototype: narrow gauge mountain railroading Period: 1930s through 1950s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Great Model […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Detroit, Toledo & Ironton RR, Jackson Division Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 15 x 22 feet Prototype: theoretical southern extension of the DT&I Period: 1956 Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: main line, no. 6, yard and industry tracks, no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Green Mountain Division of the Boston & Maine Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 12′-8″ x 20′-0″ Prototype: Boston & Maine, Central Vermont, & Rutland Period: fall 1958 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 112 feet Minimum radius: 28″ Minimum turnout: handlaid to fit; most no. 6 Originally appeared in the […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 4 x 8 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Southwestern Pacific Scale: N (1:160) Size: 13′-6″ x 18′-0″ Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Period: transition era Style: island with walk-in aisle Mainline run: 90 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Kearney & Black Hills RR Scale: HO Originally appeared in the May 2005 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Turtle Creek Central Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 with 2 x 6 foot extension Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click here to download a PDF of this track […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Western Maryland Blackwater Subdivision Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 5′-3″ x 9′-3″ Prototype: Western Maryland Thomas Subdivision Era: summer 1951 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 25 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the July 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Black River Junction Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet with an 18″ x 72″ staging extension Prototype: New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio RRs Locale: Ohio Era: 1950s Style: freestanding Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 19-1/4″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Argentine Industrial District Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28′-8″ x 54′-0″ Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe yards and industrial areas Era: 1960 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 110 feet on running track (no true main line) Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Eastern Missouri Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 16 x 36 feet Prototype: freelanced terminal line Era: 1950s through 1970s Style: walkaround Mainline run: 160 feet Minimum radius: 26″ Minimum turnout: main line, no. 6; yards, no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the March 2007 issue of […]
