| Last updated on January 19, 2021
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Name: Lost Island Bluffs Ry.
Layout designer: Robert P. Foster
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 9 x 11 feet
Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the Philadelphia & Long Branch RR and the Island Heights Branch of the Pennsylvania RR
Locale: Barnegat Bay shorelinein central New Jersey
Era: 1884 to 1934
Style: walkaround
Mainline run: 50 feet
Minimum radius: 18″
Minimum turnout: Atlas Snap Switch Maximum grade: none
Originally appeared in the May 2010 issue of Model Railroader.
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I sure would like it if these plans had wiring instructions. I'm a beginner, and that would be a big help. Define the "power districts" and make the reversing loops obvious. Perhaps by a separate layout diagram with color coded districts. DCC preferred since as a beginner, that is where i'm starting.
Why convert later? This seems like a fun layout that i can enjoy along with my two grandsons, ages 6 & 8. They will help with the building.