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Name: Abingdon Branch
Scale: HO
Size: 2 x 8 feet
Prototype: Norfolk & Western Ry.
Locale: Western Virginia
Era: 1950s to early ’60s
Style: shelf
Mainline run: 8 feet
Minimum radius: 24″
Minimum turnout: no. 6 (no. 3 wye)
Maximum grade: 1.5 percent
Originally appeared in the May 2009 issue of Model Railroader.
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Simple, broad curve and just the right amount of structures makes this great for photographing models.
This is going to make a nice extension/staging area for my layout and is just the type of plan I'm looking for.