Name: The Mann’s Creek Ry.
Scale: HO (1:87:1) and HOn3 (1:87:1, 3-foot-gauge)
Size: 11′-3″ x 14′-7″
Prototype: The Mann’s Creek Ry., and Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.
Locale: New River Gorge, W.Va.
Era: Monday afternoon, Aug. 1, 1928
Style: walk-in
Mainline run: Mann’s Creek, 60 feet, C&O feet
Minimum radius: 18″ (both)
Minimum turnout: no. 4 (both)
Maximum grade: 6 percent, Mann’s Creek; 3 percent, C&O
Benchwork: open grid with risers
Height: 37″ to 60″
Roadbed: ½” Homasote
Track: Mann’s Creek Ry., HOn3 code 70 flextrack; C&O, handlaid code 70
Scenery: extruded-foam insulation board
Backdrop: moisture resistant board; stenciled clouds
Control: NCE digital command control
The track plan initially appeared in the October 2015 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan.
Janet Norton, great observation! Francis Parker (July 72 MR author) visited my layout 2 years ago!
Very interesting when you compare this to the track plan on page 31 of the July 72 Model Railroader. Looking forward to the article.