Name: Denver & Rio Grande, Western 4th Division and Rio Grande Southern Layout designer: Jim Hoffman Scale: HOn3 (1:87.1, narrow gauge) Size: D&RGW 24 x 28 feet, RGS 18 x 26 feet Prototype: D&RGW, RGS Locale: New Mexico/Colorado Era: late 1930s to early 1940s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 160 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: […]
Name: Forest Park Southern Layout designer: Bill Doll Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 33′-0″ x 48′-4″ Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the Chesapeake & Ohio Locale: Appalachian Mountains Era: 1950 to 1955 Style: walk in Mainline run: 250 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (yard) Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally appeared in […]
Name: East Berkshire Branch Layout designer: John Callahan Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14 x 21 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the Boston & Maine and Rutland RR Locale: rural New England Era: early to mid-1950s Style: walk in Mainline run: 120 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (sidings) Maximum grade: […]
Name: Sugar Valley & Sweetwater RR Layout designer: Brian Glock Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13′-6″ x 25′-0″ Theme: Southern bridge line Locale: east Tennessee-west North Carolina mountains Era: 1950s Style: walk-in with swing gates Mainline run: 130 feet Minimum radius: 271⁄2″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent (main), 8 percent (branch) Originally appeared […]
Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: O Layout size: 11 x 16 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the March 2013 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Curves & Climbs track plan Curves & Climbs track plan schematic […]
Name: Pennsylvania RR Middle Division Layout designer: Dave Frary Scale: HO scale (1:87.1) Size: 11′-6″ x 16′-3″ Prototype: Pennsylvania RR Locale: eastern Pennsylvania Era: September 1950 Style: walk in Mainline run: 90 feet Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the January 1993 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link […]
Name: Louisville & Wadley RR and Wadley Southern Ry. Layout designer: Steve Flanigan Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13′-2″ x 15′-1″ Prototype: L&W, WS, and Central of Georgia Locale: East-central Georgia Era: 1930s to 1950s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 59 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the December […]
Name: Cedar River & Iowa Central Ry., “the Crandic Route” Layout designer: Patrick G. Lana Scale: N (1:160) Size: 18 x 31 feet Theme: proto-freelanced based on Midwestern railroads Locale: Iowa and Missouri Era: August 10, 1968 Style: linear walkaround island Mainline run: 148 feet Minimum radius: 24″ on mainline, 18″ on secondary tracks, 12″ […]
Name: Huntington & Hartford RR Layout designer: Bob Collett Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 16 x 24 feet Prototype: freelanced and New York, New Haven & Hartford Locale: central Connecticut’s Naugatuck Valley Era: mid-1950s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 230 feet Minimum radius: 30″ (main), 20″ (sidings) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (some sidings) Maximum […]
Name: Louisville & Nashville Layout designer: Perry Simpson Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 34 x 42 feet Prototype: Louisville & Nashville Locale: northern and eastern Kentucky Era: 1955-56 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 350 feet Minimum radius: 32″ (mainline), 28″ (branchline) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (mainline and yards), no. 4 (spurs) Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared […]
Name: Mineral Point & Northern Layout designer: Gregg Condon Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 28 feet Prototype: freelance, connecting with the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Locale: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Era: September 1956 Style: linear walkaround with Mainline run: 100 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared […]
Name: Rio Verde RR Layout designer: Ted Brandon Scale: On21⁄2 (1:48 narrow gauge on HO gauge track) Size: 15 x 24 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Rocky Mountains Era: 1890 to 1930 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 16″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads […]
