Name: CPR Montreal Terminals Division
Layout owner: Ian Stronach
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 11′-6″ x 22′-0″
Prototype: Canadian Pacific Ry., Montreal Terminals Division
Locale: Montreal
Era: September 1968
Style: around the walls
Mainline run: 72 feet
Minimum radius: 30″ (main), 16″ (spur)
Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 5 (yards)
Maximum grade: 21⁄2 percent
Benchwork: L-girder
Height: 45″ to 52″
Roadbed: cork on plywood
Track: Walthers code 83, Peco code 100 (staging)
Scenery: plaster gauze on cardboard
Backdrop: tempered hardboard
Control: GML walk-around direct current
This track plan originally appeared in Great Model Railroads 2019. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan.
Definitely one of my favorite layouts . Beautiful CP equipment & tremendous operating choices & the D&H inclusion helps us D&H fans . Only thing missing is a D&H PA