Name: Penn Central Hitop Branch Layout owner: Steve Campbell Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Prototype: Penn Central (New York Central) Locale: West Virginia Era: 1968 to 1975 Style: island Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 22″ (main), 18″ (branch) Minimum turnout: Atlas Snap-Switch Maximum grade: 3.4 percent Benchwork: cookie-cutter Height: 40″ to […]
Name: Red Branch & Union RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: Midwestern granger road Locale: Illinois Era: 1975 Style: island Mainline run: 20 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: Atlas 18″ radius Snap-Switch Maximum grade: none (flat) This track plan was originally published in the March 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the link […]
Name: Sherman Hills Layout owner: Judy Milford Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 5′-10″ x 9′-0″ Theme: small-town America Locale: generic northeastern U.S. Era: 1960s Style: island Mainline run: 32 feet in two separate loops Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: flat Benchwork: L-girder Height: 40″ (lower loop), 48″ (upper) Roadbed: cork Track: Atlas […]
Name: Virginia & Southern RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: Main line coal hauling Locale: Appalachian mountains Era: 1950s Style: island Mainline run: 19 feet (double-tracked) Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent This track plan was originally published in the March 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the link […]
Name: Coalton & Silver Range RR Scale: N (1:160) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: Rocky Mountain mining Locale: Colorado Era: 1920s Style: island Mainline run: 37 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent This track plan was originally published in the March 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download […]
Name: Water Street Industrial District Scale: O (1:48) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: Urban switching Locale: Generic city Era: 1940s-1950s Style: modular Mainline run: none Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: Atlas 20th Century Rail two-rail wye Maximum grade: none (flat) This track plan was originally published in the March 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the link […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The N scale Southbay Western is a freelanced model railroad inspired by the Denver & Rio Grande Western in the 1950s. The layout models the mountainous scenery in just 8 x 8 feet. Check out some of the highlights along the main line. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The N scale Southbay Western is a freelanced model railroad inspired by the Denver & Rio Grande Western in the 1950s. The layout models the mountainous scenery in just 8 x 8 feet. Check out some of the highlights along the main line. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, artist Jay Smith returns to the MR Workshop with his airbrush in hand! This time he’s using it to paint an array of realistic clouds on the backdrop for our HO scale Winston-Salem project layout. Follow Jay as he teaches […]
Name: Eagle Mountain RR Layout owner: Model Railroader staff Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 3′-101⁄2″ x 6′-01⁄2″ Prototype: Eagle Mountain RR Locale: Riverside County, Calif. Era: late 1960s to early 1970s Style: island, portable Mainline run: 14 feet Minimum radius: 19″ Minimum turnout: Peco no. 5 Maximum grade: none Height: 45″ Track: Peco code 83 flextrack, […]
Name: Southbay Western Layout owner: Steve Kibort Scale: N (1:160) Size: 8 x 8 feet Prototype: Freelanced, inspired by Denver & Rio Grande Western Locale: Colorado Rockies Era: Late 1950s Style: double-deck Mainline run: 300 feet (including helix and double reversing loop) Minimum radius: 11″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2 percent Benchwork: modular […]
Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 6 1/2 x 12 Track type: Lionel tubular Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine Build the Lionel Lines track plan Build the Lionel Lines track plan overview […]
