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Name: 59th Street Branch
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 9 x 11 feet
Prototype: Erie RR
Era: 1950s
Style: around the walls
Mainline run: 40 feet
Minimum radius: 23″ except where marked
Minimum turnouts: no. 6 on main line, no. 5 on branch
Maximum grade: 5 percent on ramp track
Originally appeared in the July 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans.
Name: 59th Street Branch
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 9 x 11 feet
Prototype: Erie RR
Era: 1950s
Style: around the walls
Mainline run: 40 feet
Minimum radius: 23″ except where marked
Minimum turnouts: no. 6 on main line, no. 5 on branch
Maximum grade: 5 percent on ramp track
Originally appeared in the July 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans.
