N scale CSX Indianapolis Sub

NscaleCSXIndianapolisSub

Name: CSX Indianapolis Sub Layout designer: Robert W. Sprague Scale: N (1:160) Size: 9′-6″ x 13′-0″ Prototype: CSX Indianapolis Subdivision Locale: Indiana Era: present day (could be backdated to pre-2000) Style: walk-in Mainline run: 62 feet Minimum radius: 15″ (main), 12″ (branch) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none (main line), 2 to 3 percent […]

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N scale Pennsylvania, Hudson & Potomac

NscalePennsylvaniaHudsonPotomac

Name: Pennsylvania, Hudson & Potomac Layout designer: Charles Klein Scale: N (1:160) Size: 12′-6″ x 12′-6″ Theme: freelanced, transition-era, freight and passenger trains Locale: Mid-Atlantic states Era: 1930 to 1948 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 16″ (hidden track), 20″ (visible track) Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally […]

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HO scale CSX Indianapolis Sub

HOscaleCSXIndianapolisSub

Name: CSX Indianapolis Sub Layout designer: Robert W. Sprague Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 21 feet Prototype: CSX Indianapolis Subdivision Locale: Indiana Era: present day (could be backdated to pre-2000) Style: walk-in Mainline run: 142 feet Minimum radius: 30″ (main), 20″ (branch) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1 percent (main), 2 percent (to […]

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HO scale Doswell Junction

DoswellJunction

Name: Doswell Junction Layout designer: Robert W. Sprague Scale: HO (1:87.1) Room size: 10 x 13 feet Prototype: Chesapeake & Ohio and Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Locale: Doswell, Va. Era: 1979 to 1980 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 33 feet (RF&P), 38 feet (C&O) Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none […]

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HOn3 East Broad Top RR

EastBroadTopRR

Name: East Broad Top RR Layout designer: Ron Pearson Scale: HOn3 (1:87.1, 3-foot gauge) Size: 24 x 33 feet Prototype: East Broad Top RR Locale: South-central Pennsylvania Era: late 1940s Style: multiple deck walk-in Mainline run: 170 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3.1 percent Originally appeared in the October 2014 […]

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HO scale Tennessee Midland Ry. Co.

TennesseeMidlandRyCo

Name: Tennessee Midland Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 30 x 40 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: West Virginia and Tennessee Era: mid-1980s Style: Walk around Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 40 inches Minimum turnout: no. 6 mainline, no. 4 siding Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the October 2014 Model Railroader. Click on the […]

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HO scale Cascade & Columbia River RR

CascadeColumbiaRiver

Name: Cascade & Columbia River RR Layout designer: Bob Sprague Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15′-0″ x 21′-0″ Prototype: Cascade & Columbia River RR Locale: Washington state Era: Present day Style: walkaround Minimum radius: 27.5″ (main), 18″ (industrial) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the August 2014 Model Railroader. Click on […]

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HO scale Clinch Mountain Ry.

ClinchMountainRy

Name: Clinch Mountain Ry. Layout designer: Dave MacPherson Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10 x 13 plus 10 x 20 feet Theme: Freelanced bridge route Locale: New England Era: 1952-1963 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 26″ (main), 18″ (industries) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (yards) Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared […]

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N scale Gulf, Atlanta & Eastern

GulfAtlantaEastern

Name: Gulf, Atlanta & Eastern Layout designer: Alastair Reynolds Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 12 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Georgia Era: steam-to-diesel transition Style: walk-in Mainline run: 72 feet Minimum radius: 11″ (hidden), 15″ (visible) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent (2 percent on main line) Originally appeared in the September 2014 […]

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