Track plan at a glance
Name: Sierra, Carson & Truckee Ry.
Scale: HO and HOn3
Size: 10 x 16 feet with added 5 x 5-foot alcove
Prototype: Sierra RR, Virginia & Truckee RR
Era: 1929
Style: double-deck walkaround
Mainline run: 176 feet
Minimum radii: 18″ for HO, 15″ for HOn3
Minimum turnout: no. 4
Maximum grades: 2.2 percent on HO, 3.5 percent on HOn3
Originally appeared in the May 2004 issue of Model Railroader.
Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan
Name: Sierra, Carson & Truckee Ry.
Scale: HO and HOn3
Size: 10 x 16 feet with added 5 x 5-foot alcove
Prototype: Sierra RR, Virginia & Truckee RR
Era: 1929
Style: double-deck walkaround
Mainline run: 176 feet
Minimum radii: 18″ for HO, 15″ for HOn3
Minimum turnout: no. 4
Maximum grades: 2.2 percent on HO, 3.5 percent on HOn3
Originally appeared in the May 2004 issue of Model Railroader.
Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan
There’s a great YouTube Video by TSG Multimedia on this layout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcJJEKbefh8