| Last updated on January 19, 2021
Check out this track plan from Model Railroader magazine
Name: Pennsylvania RR Middle Division
Layout designer: Jimmy Deignan
Scale: HO scale (1:87.1)
Size: 22 x 28 feet
Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Pennsylvania RR
Locale: eastern Pennsylvania
Era: 1950s to 1970s
Style: walk in
Mainline run: 144 feet
Minimum radius: 20″
Minimum turnout: no. 6
Maximum grade: 3 percent
Originally appeared in the February 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF of this track plan.
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It just so happens that I am interested in building a wheel chair accessible layout. My layout will be for the Pennsy
coal lines and some logging.
I would like to work from an existing layout. Hopefully, start
out like dave did, and then expand.