Crystal River District

Track plan at a glance Name: Crystal River District Scale: HO (1:87.1) Originally appeared in the July 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this trackplan […]

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Hillside

Track plan at a glance Name: Hillside Scale: HO Originally appeared in the September 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Kanawha Creek Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Kanawha Creek Ry. Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 7 x 13 feet Theme: short line Period: early 1950s Style: island Mainline run: 21 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the November 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic […]

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Maggie’s Cove

Track plan at a glanceName: Maggie’s CoveScale: HO (1:87)Size: 4 x 8 feetTheme: logging and waterfrontPeriod: mid-1950sStyle: islandMainline run: 20 feetMinimum radius: 17″ (inside tunnel)Minimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: noneOriginally appeared in the February 2001 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Montana Rail Link

Track plan at a glance Name: Montana Rail Link Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Originally appeared in the August 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Tuolumne Forks Lumber Co. RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Tuolumne Forks Lumber Co. RR Scale: O (1:48) Size: 19 x 21 feet Prototype: free-lance Period: 1942 Style: walk-in island Mainline run: 119 feet (1.1 scale miles) Minimum radius: 34″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared in the July 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Click […]

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Val Ease Central

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 […]

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California in Z

Track plan at a glanceName: Golden Empire IIScale: Z (1:220)Size: 7 x 7 feetPrototype: Southern PacificPeriod: 1950sStyle: donutMainline run: 33 feetMinimum radius: 11″Originally appeared in the March 2004 issue of Model Railroader.Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Claremont & Concord Ry.

Track plan at a glanceName: Claremont & Concord Ry.Scale: G scaleLayout size: 18′-6″ x 10′-6″Scale of plan: 1/2″ = 1’0″, 12 gridOriginally appeared in the August 2005 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Swartz Creek No. 1

Track plan at a glance Name: Swartz Creek No. 1 Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the July 2005 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Central New Mexico Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Central New Mexico Ry.Scale: O scale (1:48 proportion), narrow gauge (On3 and On2.5)Size: 11′-3″ x 17’2″Theme: narrow gauge miningEra: 1905Style: island with an open centerMainline run: 34 feetMinimum radius: 28″Minimum turnout: no. 6Maximum grade: 8 percent on the On2.5 tram lineOriginally appeared in the July 2006 issue of Model […]

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City of Wauwatogo

Track plan at a glanceName: City of WauwatogaScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 8 x 14 feetPrototype: Milwaukee RoadEra: 1945-1965Style: portable islandMainline run: 40 feetMinimum radius: 24″ main line, 18″ industrialMinimum turnout: no. 6 main line, no. 4 industrial tracksMaximum grade: 4 percentOriginally appeared in the December 2006 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track […]

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