Name: Tehachapi Subdivision
Scale: N (1:160)
Size: 11 x 13 feet
Prototype: Southern Pacific RR and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.
Locale: Tehachapi Pass and Modesto in California
Era: early summer 1995
Style: island
Benchwork: L-girder
Height: 38″ to 48″
Roadbed: cork
Track: code 80 flextrack
Mainline run: 75 feet
Minimum radius: 17″ (main line), 9″ branch lines
Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (industry spurs)
Maximum grade: 3 percent
Scenery: plaster over cardboard
Backdrop: painted .040″ styrene
Control: direct-current block control
The track plan initially appeared in the August 2015 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan.