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| Last updated on January 19, 2021
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Name: Rock Island Lines
Layout designer: Tony Bowen
Scale: N (1:160)
Size: 15 x 21 feet
Prototype: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Locale: western Illinois and eastern Iowa
Era: 1955-1965
Style: walkaround
Mainline run: 126 feet
Minimum radius: 11″
Originally appeared in the How To Model Railroads of the 1950s special issue
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Really like the work he did on this layout. Not a big fan of a lot of track or large yards, but Tony makes sense of it.
For anyone looking build a layout that is fun to operate, build this one! You can't go wrong. It will also provide you with a good challenge, too! I know because I've operated on this layout. Layout designer Tony Bowen did a great job!