Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Ry. Scale: N (1:160) Size: 22.5 x 29 feet Prototype: Raton Pass on the First District of the New Mexico Division Period: summer 1950 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 202 feet Minimum radii: 21″ on visible track, 18″ on hidden track Minimum turnout: no. […]

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Athabasca System

Track plan at a glance Name: Athabasca System Scale: N (1:160) Size: 8 x 11 feet plus two 8-foot detachable staging yards Theme: bridge line Era: late 1980s Style: doughnut Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the October 1998 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan […]

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Montana Rail Link’s Third Subdivision

Track plan at a glance Name: Montana Rail Link Third Subdivision Scale: N (1:160) Size: 9’1″ x 16′-5″ Prototype: Montana Rail Link Era: 1990s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 40 feet Minimum radius: 18″, except where marked Minimum turnout: Peco large radius Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the July 2007 issue of […]

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Norfolk Southern

Track plan at a glance Name: Norfolk Southern Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10 x 50 feet Prototype: Norfolk Southern Era: modern Style: around the walls Mainline run: 240 feet Minimum radius: 27″ main line, 22″ branch line Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Great Model Railroads. See a PDF version […]

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Rio Verde & Western

Track plan at a glance Name: Rio Verde & Western Scale: Nn3 (1:160) Size: 10′-8″ x 15′-4″ Prototype: Rocky Mountain narrow gauge Period: 1880 -1920 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 58 feet Minimum radius: 7″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 5 percent Originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Great Model Railroads. Also […]

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Southwestern Pacific

Track plan at a glance Name: Southwestern Pacific Scale: N (1:160) Size: 13′-6″ x 18′-0″ Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Period: transition era Style: island with walk-in aisle Mainline run: 90 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of […]

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News & Products for the week of September 6, 2007

Cash Mine

Cash Mine HO scale structuresCash Mine. Laser-cut wood kit with tab-and-slot construction. Includes doors, trim, ladders, running boards, floors, roofing, structural frames, Tichy windows, and Blair Line signs. Based on the Silver King Ore House in Park City, Utah. Measures 7-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ x 10-1/4″. $129.95. Blair Line Cover plates for locations where locomotive headlights […]

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Conrail Sterling Secondary

Track plan at a glance Name: Sterling Secondary Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10 x 12 feet Prototype: CSX and Norfolk Southern Period: 1999 Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 17″ main line, 15″ industrial track Minimum turnout: no. 6, turnouts set at no. 5 angle in Livernois Yard Maximum grade: 0 Originally appeared […]

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Camas Prairie Railroad

Track plan at a glance Name: Camas Prarie Railroad Minimum radius: 15″ on visible track, 12″ on hidden track Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the February 1998 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Appalachian Division

Track plan at a glance Name: Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Appalachian Division Scale: N (1:160) Size: 13 x 20 feet Prototype: fall in Appalachia Era: late 1940s to early 1950s Style: walkaround Mainline run: 253 feet Minimum radius: 16″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3.2 percent Originally appeared in the 2005 issue of Great […]

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Donner Pass

Track plan at a glance Name: Donner Pass Scale: N Originally appeared in the April 1998 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan Version 1 Version 2 […]

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Montandon Branch

Track plan at a glance Name: Montandon Branch Scale: N Size: 2 x 4 feet Minimum radius: 9¾’ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Originally appeared in the 2002 issue of Great Model Railroads. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Montandon Branch […]

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