Name: Burlington Northern Peoria Subdivision
Layout owner: Ken Thompson
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 22 x 36 feet
Prototype: Burlington Northern
Locale: northwestern Illinois
Era: May 1980
Style: around the walls
Mainline Run: 120 feet
Minimum Radius: 36″
Turnout Minimum: no. 6
Maximum Grade: 1 percent
Benchwork: open grid
Height: 40″
Roadbed: Homasote
Track: handlaid code 100, 70, and 55
Scenery: extruded-foam insulation board and papier-mâché
Backdrop: hand-painted on drywall and aluminum; photo backdrop at Peoria
Control: Rail-Lynx infrared system
This track plan originally appeared in Great Model Railroads 2019. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan.
