| Last updated on January 19, 2021
Check out this track plan from Model Railroader magazine
Name: Santa Fe Ry., Emerald Springs Division
Layout designer: Tom Noblitt
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Size: 28-1⁄2 x 55 feet
Prototype: Freelanced
Locale: Southern Colorado
Era: September 1956
Style: Walk-in
Mainline run: 192 feet
Minimum radius: 36″ (main)
Minimum turnout: Peco no. 6
Maximum grade: 3.5 percent
Originally appeared in the May 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF of this track plan.
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Tom yes it's easy HO is 1:87 and O is 1:48 so dividing 87 by 48 gives 1.815.
That means multiply all measurements x 1.815 to get the O gauge equivalent.
Is there a way I can convert this layout to "O" gauge???