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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Camping trips along the Chicago & North Western as a kid inspired John Mueller to build his HO scale Northern Memories model railroad. The layout is set in northern Wisconsin in the early 1950s. In this video you can watch steam and diesel […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Camping trips along the Chicago & North Western as a kid inspired John Mueller to build his HO scale Northern Memories model railroad. The layout is set in northern Wisconsin in the early 1950s. In this video you can watch steam and diesel […]
The layout at a glance Name: Northern Memories Layout owner/designer: John Mueller Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10 x 21 feet plus 13 x 17 feet Theme: freelanced, inspired by Chicago & North Western Ry. Locale: Northern Wisconsin Era: early 1950s Style: walk-in, around the walls Mainline run: 190 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: Atlas […]
The layout at a glance Name: River Falls & Eastern Ry. Layout designer/owner: Larry Hickman Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28 x 38 feet Prototype: Freelanced Locale: West Virginia Era: 1959 to ‘60 Style: Double-deck Mainline run: 400 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 42″ (lower […]
Model railroad author Robert Pethoud wrote “How to operate a small switching layout” in the March 2016 issue of Model Railroader magazine. In that article Robert shows how to use three 15″ x 48″ modules to create an operationally interesting shelf layout. The story features an HO scale track plan, the Fall Creek Branch. As […]
Name: Fall Creek Branch Layout owner: Robert Pethoud Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15″ x 144″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: Oregon Era: 1950s Style: sectional Mainline run: 12 feet Minimum radius: 26″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: open frame Height: varies Roadbed: N scale cork on 1⁄4″ thick basswood Track: code 83 flextrack Scenery: […]
Name: Penn Central Hitop Branch Layout owner: Steve Campbell Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Prototype: Penn Central (New York Central) Locale: West Virginia Era: 1968 to 1975 Style: island Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 22″ (main), 18″ (branch) Minimum turnout: Atlas Snap-Switch Maximum grade: 3.4 percent Benchwork: cookie-cutter Height: 40″ to […]
Name: Sherman Hills Layout owner: Judy Milford Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 5′-10″ x 9′-0″ Theme: small-town America Locale: generic northeastern U.S. Era: 1960s Style: island Mainline run: 32 feet in two separate loops Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: flat Benchwork: L-girder Height: 40″ (lower loop), 48″ (upper) Roadbed: cork Track: Atlas […]
Name: Virginia & Southern RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: Main line coal hauling Locale: Appalachian mountains Era: 1950s Style: island Mainline run: 19 feet (double-tracked) Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent This track plan was originally published in the March 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the link […]
Name: Water Street Industrial District Scale: O (1:48) Size: 4 x 8 feet Theme: Urban switching Locale: Generic city Era: 1940s-1950s Style: modular Mainline run: none Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: Atlas 20th Century Rail two-rail wye Maximum grade: none (flat) This track plan was originally published in the March 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the link […]
Name: Denver & Rio Grande Western Layout owner: Pat Gerstle Scale: Sn3 (1:64 proportion, 3-foot gauge) Size: 8 x 16 feet Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande Western Era: 1940s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Benchwork: L-girder Height: 50″ Roadbed: Homasote Track: about 80 […]
Name: Western North Carolina RR Layout owner: Northern Virginia Model Railroaders club Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 50 feet Prototype: Southern Ry. Locale: North Carolina Era: summer 1957 Style: walk-in with duckunders Mainline run: 468 feet Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 5 (yard) Maximum grade: 3.75 percent Benchwork: wood composite […]
