Track plan at a glance Name: C.W. North Logging RR Scale: On3 (1:48, 3-foot narrow gauge) Size: 2 x 16 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania logging railroads Period: 1930s Style: sectional Mainline run: 16 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the 2004 issue of Great Model Railroads. Also appeared in 102 Realistic […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Penn Central’s Mon Division Scale: O (1:48) Size: 20 x 23 feet Prototype: Penn Central Period: summer 1970 Style: loop with operating pits Mainline run: 75 feet Minimum radius: 56″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the 2004 issue of Great Model Railroads. Click on […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore LinesScale: O (1:48)Size: 12 x 30 feetPrototype: PRSL Camden-Atlantic City main linePeriod: September 21, 1955Style: walk-in with spiral aisleMinimum radius: 54″ (main line)Minimum turnout: no. 6Originally appeared in the January 1999 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Chesapeake & Ohio Cabin Creek Branch Scale: O (1:48) Size: 19 x 30 feet Theme: coal hauling branch line with logging and a sawmill Period: 1949 Style: walk-in, around-the-walls Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radii: 38″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 5 percent up to sawmill, main line […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Coon Creek Lumber Co. Scale: O (1:48) narrow gauge Size: 21 x 25 feet Prototype: various logging railroads Period: 1925 Style: liner walkaround Mainline run: 265 feet Minimum radius: narrow gauge 36″, standard gauge 65″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 8 percent Originally appeared in the March 2003 […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Durlin Branch Scale: On3 (1:48, three-foot narrow gauge) Size: 18′-6″ x 27′-6″ Prototype: free-lanced D&RGW branch line Period: 1930s rolling stock, 1980s scenery, and 1920s operating pattern Style: walkaround, partial double deck Mainline run: 166 feet Minimum radii: 40″ main line and sidings, 36″ on two spurs Minimum turnout: […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Elk Creek & Western Scale: On½ (1:48, 2½-foot gauge) Minimum radius: 18″ Maximum grade: 3.3 percent Originally appeared in the January 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: GTW Romeo Sub Scale: O Size: 11 x 15 feet Minimum radius: 36″ (main), 24″ (staging) Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the October 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click on the link to download a PDF […]
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 […]
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: Louisville O ScalersScale: O (1:48)Size: 15 x 45 feetPrototype: Chesapeake & OhioEra: 1950-1953Style: modularMainline run: 120 feetMinimum radius: 72″Minimum turnout: no. 6Maximum grade: noneOriginally appeared in the July 2005 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Appalachian & Ohio RRScale: O (1:48)Size: 28′-6″ x 56′-0″Theme: Appalachian coal haulerEra: 1969Style: linear walkaroundMainline run: 230 feetMinimum radius: 60″Minimum turnout: no. 6Maximum grade: 2.75 percentOriginally appeared in the May 2006 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
