Name: Pennsylvania & New York Central
Layout owner: Lee Gasparik
Scale: O (1:48)
Size: 43 x 70 feet
Prototype: Pennsylvania RR and New York Central
Locale: Northeastern U.S.
Period: 1950s
Style: linear walkaround
Mainline run: 734 feet
Minimum radius: 76″ (main), 60″ (yard)
Minimum Turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (yards)
Maximum grade: 1.5 percent
Benchwork: cantilevered open grid along walls; L-girder on peninsula
Height: 48″ to 58″
Roadbed: 1⁄4″ anti-fatigue mat
Track: Atlas code 148 flextrack
Scenery: extruded-foam insulation board
Backdrop: painted on walls
This track plan originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads 2020. Click on the link below to download a PDF copy of this track plan.
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