Download this free trackplan that accompanies our Tuscarora project railroad series.
In the June 2006 issue: Determining a trackplan, surveying the land, and defining objectives
In the August 2006 issue: Breaking ground and building a stone retaining wall
In the October 2006 issue: Building a PVC-based trackbed
In the December 2006 issue: Laying track
In the February 2007 issue: Gardening and operation
The railway at a glance
Name: Tuscarora Railroad, modeled after the Shade Gap Branch of the East Broad Top Railroad
Size of railroad: U-shaped, with double reverse loops: 65′ x 30′
Scale: 1:20.3
Gauge: No. 1 (45mm)
Theme: Eastern narrow-gauge branch line, freight and passenger service
Era: 1912
Age: 1 year
Motive power: R/C battery power and live steam
Length of mainline: approx. 200′
Maximum gradient: 1.75%
Minimum radius: 5′
Type of track: AMS 1:20.3 flextrack and Sunset Valley #6 switches
Structures: Kit and scratchbuilt
Control System: RCS for battery power, Futaba for live steam
Name: Tuscarora Railroad, modeled after the Shade Gap Branch of the East Broad Top Railroad
Size of railroad: U-shaped, with double reverse loops: 65′ x 30′
Scale: 1:20.3
Gauge: No. 1 (45mm)
Theme: Eastern narrow-gauge branch line, freight and passenger service
Era: 1912
Age: 1 year
Motive power: R/C battery power and live steam
Length of mainline: approx. 200′
Maximum gradient: 1.75%
Minimum radius: 5′
Type of track: AMS 1:20.3 flextrack and Sunset Valley #6 switches
Structures: Kit and scratchbuilt
Control System: RCS for battery power, Futaba for live steam
