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
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.
Having grown up in the Pittsburgh area, and with my father working for the P&LE into the early 60s, this is one speical RR.
Excellent industrial layout. It's very compact but has a lot of play potential. I'm integrating it (with some tweeks) into my layout. It will be used to represent the GE Transformer Plant at Pittsfield, MA. I wish I could thank the designer.
This shelf plan is great! I keep coming back to it since I first saw it several years ago. I would update it to the 70's or 80's but would model the track plan as is. I have just the space for it too, exactly 11' 6" along a wall on the other side of the wall from my 11' 6" by 20' layout! Perfect plan for Walther's background buildings.
that layout is so cool I want to build one like it but not exactly like it.