Missouri Pacific RR’s Arkansas Division

Track plan at a glance Name: Missouri Pacific RR’s Arkansas Division Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11′-0″ x 12′-6″ Era: Early 1960s Style: walkaround on two levels with peninsula Mainline run: 180 feet Minimum radius: 18″ (15″ in small helix) Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (yards and sidings) Maximum grade: 2.5 percent (in small […]

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Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry., Shawtown Subdivision, Eau Claire, Wis.

Track plan at a glance Name: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry., Shawtown Subdivision Scale: N (1:160) Size: 9 x 10 feet Theme: branchline switching Period: steam/diesel transition Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 9 3/4″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the August 2007 issue of Model Railroader. […]

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Norfolk & Western Washington Extension

Track plan at a glance Name: Norfolk & Western Washington Extension Scale: N (1:160) Size: 12 x 12 feet Prototype: freelanced extension of the N&W main line Period: early 1950s Style: multilevel walk-in using three decks Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the March 2006 issue of […]

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Black River Junction

Track plan at a glance Name: Black River Junction Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet with an 18″ x 72″ staging extension Prototype: New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio RRs Locale: Ohio Era: 1950s Style: freestanding Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 19-1/4″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared […]

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Conrail Sterling Secondary

Track plan at a glance Name: Sterling Secondary Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10 x 12 feet Prototype: CSX and Norfolk Southern Period: 1999 Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 17″ main line, 15″ industrial track Minimum turnout: no. 6, turnouts set at no. 5 angle in Livernois Yard Maximum grade: 0 Originally appeared […]

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