How To Track Plan Database The HO scale Kettle Valley RR

The HO scale Kettle Valley RR

By Angela Cotey | June 19, 2013

| Last updated on January 19, 2021

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KettleValleyRR

Name: Kettle Valley RR
Layout designer: Jim Bonnett
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 11 x 22 feet
Prototype: Canadian Pacific
Locale: Canadian Rockies
Era: late 1940s to early ’50s
Style: walk-in
Mainline run: 85 feet
Minimum radius: 28”
Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main); no. 4 (yards and industries)
Maximum grade: 3 percent

Originally appeared in the August 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF of this track plan.

5 thoughts on “The HO scale Kettle Valley RR

  1. I have been pulling my hair out trying to come up with a plan for N scale. This plan is great and would make an excellent N scale layout with extra's. Well Done

  2. I am not very good at planning and I am going to build this railroad. so it will probley take me a little longer that most. I wish there was some place I could get a set of plans for this railroad.

  3. hey can we see some more layouts based on southeast bc and norteast washington railroads please? i like to se more layouts modeling these areas. in fact i used to live 2 miles from the kettle valley railway .

  4. I am about to start a new layout and this one fits my scope and size very nicely. I will probably modify it in places only to add different terrian. This is great.

  5. Living in Kelowna which is Kettle Valley country-very interesting as I am modeling same era of transition to deisel. Just starting-CN-CP-and BN my focus-as I grew up in White Rock B.C.. Fully involved scenery-draws you in-great trestles-Myrea canyon-Kelowna area has 13 on Kettle Valley that you can bike! Gives a great impression of the type of railroading in this area!!!!!!

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