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 glanceName: Delaware & HudsonScale: N (1:160)Originally appeared in the September 2001 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
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 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: Federal Street Scale: HO (1:87 with Proto:87 fine scale standards) Size: 2′-0″ x 11′-6″ Theme: industrial branch line Era: mid-1950s Style: shelf Originally appeared in the May 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click on the link to download a PDF of this […]
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 glanceName: Georgia Southern RRScale: HO (1:87)Size: 8 x 8 feet with center operating areaTheme: free-lance, fictitious subsidiary of the Georgia RR with branch linePeriod: summer 1957Style: two-lap oval with three-track staging yardMainline run: 32 feetMinimum radius: 24″ main line, 20″ through curved turnouts, 18″ on sidingsMinimum turnout: no. 5Maximum grade: 4 […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Glenwood & Black Creek Scale: HOn3 (1:87) Size: 16′-6″ x 33′-0″ Theme: western narrow gauge Period: 1880 to 1930 Style: double deck Mainline run: 240 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent main, 3 percent branch Originally appeared in the May 2000 issue of […]
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: Hillside Scale: HO Originally appeared in the September 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
