| Last updated on January 19, 2021
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Name: Soo Line
Scale: HO (1:87)
Size: 14 x 34 feet
Theme: Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Line) granger railroad
Era: 1954
Style: portable oval
Minimum radius: 48″
Minimum turnout: no. 6 yards, no. 8 main line
Maximum grade: 1 percent
Originally appeared in the April 1998 issue of Model Railroader.
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Hi, I'm a beginner in model railroading and would like to build this as my first ever major layout. I was wandering is there any way to get a detailed track plan for this layout along with a wiring diagram. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
I am trying to use parts of this layout as a general base for mine but nowhere in the plan I printed do I see any curves that are 48" radius they all seem to be below 36". Also the PDF plan shows the layout being appox 10'x23' not 14'x34' unless you are including the room size it is in.