Track plan at a glance Name: Columbia Valley & Western Scale: S (1:64) Size: 18 x 19 feet Prototype: free-lanced Period: 1957 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 95 feet Minimum radius: 29″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the February 2001 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download […]
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: 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 […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Dakota Northern Scale: N (1:160)Size: 12 x 13½ feetPrototype: free-lance, based on Great Northern branch linePeriod: 1975Style: shelf with peninsulaMainline run: 69 feet (2.1 scale miles)Minimum radius: 15″Minimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: 1.5 percentOriginally appeared in the April 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans.Click […]
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: E&W Lines Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 20′-6″ x 27′-0″ Theme: free-lanced Pennsylvania RR branch line Period: 1950s Style: point-to-point around the walls with walk-in access Mainline run: 160 feet Minimum radius: main line 28″ Minimum turnout: main line no. 6, industries no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Florida East Coast Ry. Key West ExtensionScale: HO (1:87)Size: 16 x 24 feet with a 2 x 11-foot staging areaPrototype: Florida East CoastPeriod: January 31, 1930Style: walkaround, point-to-pointMainline run: 510 feetMinimum radius: 30″Minimum turnout: no. 6Maximum grade: 2 percentOriginally appeared in the February 2001 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Fort Travis & Dayton Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 9½ x 19 feet Theme: industrial switching Period: mid-’50s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 58 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.1 percent (¼” per foot) Originally appeared in the November 2001 issue of Model Railroader. Click on […]
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: Housatonic RR Scale: HO (1:87) Originally appeared in the May 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Janesville, Wis., 1994 Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 13 Minimum radius: 16″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Originally appeared in the October 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Union Pacific Scale: HO Size: 16 x 26 feet Prototype: UP main line Period: 1955-1965 Style: around the walls with duckunder entrance Mainline run: 220 feet Minimum radius: 38″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the July 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Click on […]
