Name: Denver & Rio Grande Western and Colorado & Southern
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 14′-0″ x 23′-6″
Prototypes: D&RGW and C&S
Era: 1935
Style: walkaround
Mainline run: 75 feet
Minimum radii: 28″ (standard gauge), 18″ (narrow gauge)
Minimum turnouts: 1 percent (main line), 3 percent (narrow gauge), 7 percent (mining area)
Maximum grade: 1 percent
Originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of Model Railroader.
What kind of "Minimum Turnout" is a "1 percent"? 😉