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When I learned our 4-year-old granddaughter was visiting my wife Diana and me for Christmas, I was determined to make the holiday extra special by building an O gauge Christmas tree train layout – and I knew where to turn for help. My brother Norman has been a model railroader for as long as I […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: The Sunset Route Layout owner: Ron Mei Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 58 x 68 feet Prototype: Southern Pacific; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; and Union Pacific Locale: southern California and Arizona Era: 1950s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 733 feet Minimum radius: 32″ […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Fox River RR Layout owner: Gordon Lind Scale: N (1:160) Size: 12 x 12 feet Prototype: Chicago & North Western and Milwaukee Road Locale: Appleton, Wis. Era: 1951 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 100 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Knickerbocker & Rockland RR Layout owner: George Marshall Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 8 x 12 feet Prototype: Penn Central; Lehigh Valley; Central RR of New Jersey; Reading Co.; and New York, New Haven & Hartford Locale: upstate New York Era: early 1960s […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Atlantic & Southern RR Layout owner: Howard Gallagher Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11 x 13 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: western Pennsylvania Era: September 1957 Style: walk-in, around-the-walls Mainline run: 30 feet Minimum radius: 25″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 (main line and transfer […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Pepper Valley Division Layout owner: Bob Ginger Scale: N (1:160) Size: 7′-0″ x 8′-6″ Prototype: Freelanced, inspired by Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Great Northern Era: October 1954 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 61 feet Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Belfast & Vinehaven RR and Portland & Mystic Line Layout owner: Arnie Hall Scale: HO and HOn3 (1:87.1) Size: 25 x 40 feet Prototype: Freelanced bridge line Locale: New England coast Era: mid-1940s to early 1950s Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 110 feet […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Howard Clark’s model railroad Layout owner: Howard Clark Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10′-8″ x 20′-0″ Theme: freelanced urban railroad, inspired by Baltimore & Ohio, New York Central, and Nickel Plate Road Locale: eastern United States Era: 1950s Style: multi-level walk-in Mainline run: […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: 59th and Rust Layout owner: Raymond O’Neill Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 18 x 96 inches Theme: freelanced urban switching Locale: northeast New Jersey and New York Era: 1965 to 1975 Style: Shelf Mainline run: 14 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. […]
Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Baltimore & Ohio Southwest Layout owner: Carl Griffin Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14 x 29 feet Prototype: Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, New York Central Locale: Southeastern Ohio Era: 1964 Style: multi-deck walkaround Mainline run: 243 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. […]
Name: Agawa Yard Layout owner: Chris Dening Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 12 feet Prototype: Canadian Pacific Locale: Vancouver, B.C. Era: 1969 Style: Portable sectional layout Mainline run: 30 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Benchwork: L-girder Height: 48″ Roadbed: cork Track: Peco codes 75 and 100 Scenery: Foam insulation board Backdrop: […]
Name: Rock Island Lines Layout owner: Mike Armstrong Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 30 x 40 feet Prototype: Rock Island Locale: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn., to Kansas City, Kan. Era: 1964 to 1970 Style: multi-deck walk-in Mainline run: 750 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1.96 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 40″ to […]
