Name: Annaville & Adirondack Layout owner: Sandy Colabufo Scale: N (1:160) Size: 9 x 21 feet Prototype: Freelanced, inspired by Delaware & Hudson Locale: upstate New York (Adirondack region) Era: 1950 to late 1960s Style: walkaround Mainline run: 104 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (mainline), no. 4 (sidings and yards) Maximum grade: […]
Name: Tidewater Southern RR Layout owner: Scale Rails club Scale: N (160:1) Size: 4′-1″ x 27′-0″ plus 24″ x 48″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: Eastern United States Era: 1950-1970 Style: island Mainline run: 162 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: modular Height: 40″ Roadbed: cork Track: code 80 flextrack Scenery: […]
Name: Dolly Varden Layout owner: Dave Revelia Scale: On30 (1:48 proportion, 30″ track gauge) Size: 3 x 28 feet Prototype: Dolly Varden RR Locale: British Columbia, Canada Era: 1920s Style: shelf Mainline run: 28 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 5 percent Benchwork: aluminum Height: 40″ Roadbed: cork Track: flextrack […]
Name: Interstate RR – Dorchester and Roaring Fork branches Layout designer: Christian Javier Scale: N (1:160) Prototype: Interstate RR Locale: Wise County, Va. Era: 1967 Style: multilevel walk-in Mainline run: 125 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent (main) This track plan originally appeared in the November 2016 Model Railroader. […]
Name: New York Central Layout owner: Mike Havens Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 18 x 25 feet Prototype: NYC Locale: Illinois and Indiana Era: 1950 to mid-1960s Style: walk-in double-deck Mainline run: 360 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1.25 percent Benchwork: L-girder Height: 45″ Roadbed: Homasote on 3⁄4″ plywood, some cork […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Ben Lake has outdone himself with this incredible 3D rendering of a Bob Sprague multi-level passenger-themed design! In this virtual tour, you’ll see the ins, outs, ups, downs, and all-arounds of his Toronto Terminal, a 10 x 25-foot scheme. Then, be sure […]
Name: Waynesburg & Washington Layout owner: Rick Crumrine Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 18 x 28 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR Locale: southwest Pennsylvania Era: 1956 Mainline run: 89 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no 6 (no. 4 in some yards) Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Benchwork: L-girder and extruded-foam insulation board Height: 39″ to 47″ Roadbed: […]
Name: ACL in St. Petersburg Layout designer: Christian Javier Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 17 x 21 feet Prototype: Atlantic Coast Line Locale: St. Petersburg, Fla. Era: 1953 Style: Around-the-walls Mainline run: 66 feet Minimum radius: 26″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: flat This track plan originally appeared in the July 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the […]
Name: Oakhurst RR Layout owner: Marty Bradley Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 8′-6″ x 11′-0″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: California Sierra Nevada Era: 1920s Style: walk-in double-deck Mainline run: 88 feet (point-to-point); 48 feet (continuous) Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 6 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 34″ to 56″ Roadbed: Woodland Scenics N […]
Scale: O Layout size: 100″ x 160″ Track type: Lionel sectional Originally appeared in the July 2016 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine Click on the link below to download a PDF of the track plan, track components, and accessory list. Lionel’s postwar-style “Layout for the years” […]
Name: Chessie System Pennsylvania Division Layout owner: Doug Gainer Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 16′-0″ x 27′-6″ (excluding main staging yard) Prototype: Chessie System Locales: Pittsburgh, Lake Erie port, West Virginia coalfield Era: 1972 to 1992 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum radius: 40″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main line), no. 4 (yards and branch […]
Name: Toronto Terminals Layout owner: Bob Sprague Scale: HO (1:87.1) Layout size: 10 x 25 feet Locale: Toronto Era: 1980 Style: double deck Mainline run: 158 feet (with helix) Minimum radius: 30″ (mainline), 18″ (industries) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent (helix) This track plan originally appeared in the June 2016 Model Railroader. […]
