Name: Torres & Prietas RR
Scale: On30 (1:48 proportion, 30″ narrow gauge, also called On21⁄2)
Size: 6′-9″ x 16′-0″
Theme: Southwest desert mining
Locale: Arizona
Era: Mid 20th century
Style: Island
Mainline run: 30 feet
Minimum radius: 20″
Minimum turnout: no. 5
Maximum grade: none
Benchwork: open grid
Height: 54″
Roadbed: 3/4″ plywood
Track: Micro Engineering code 83 On30 flextrack
Scenery: Plaster on extruded-foam insulation board
Backdrop: painted on tempered hardboard
Control: Direct-current, one block, and radio-control with battery power in a Shay and rail bus
This track plan originally appeared in the April 2015 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan.