Pennsylvania RR

Name: Pennsylvania RR Layout designer: Larry Reynolds Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 27 x 43 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR Locale: From Huntingdon, Pa.,to Tunnelhill, Pa. Era: Early 1950s Style: Linear walkaround Mainline run: 320 feet Minimum radius: 38″ (main) Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (yards) Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the August […]

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Build a 1:22.5-scale drop-bottom hopper car PDF

Build a 1:22.5-scale drop-bottom hopper car

Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best […]

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FasTrack Formulas

The data found in this table, compiled by CTT reader Steven Bergerson, is a useful layout design tool in creating unique track plans. It was first published in the October 2009 issue, in the Tips, Tools, & Techniques column. FasTrack Formulas […]

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Southern New England RR

Name: Southern New England RR Layout owner: Jason Fontaine Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11 x 22 feet Locale: New England Era: Autumn, late 1950s to early ’60s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 225 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the July 2010 issue of Model Railroader. Click […]

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The Kirkland & DeKalb

Name: The Kirkland & DeKalb Layout designer: Andrew Roth Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15 x 26 feet Prototype: Milwaukee Road Locale: Kirkland, Ill. Era: mid-1960s Style: sectional Minimum radius: 30″ (main) 28″ (branch) Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the July 2010 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to […]

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