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Track plan at a glance Name: Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway Scale: N (1:160) Size: 20 x 22 feet Prototype: Raton Pass on the First District of the Santa Fe’s New Mexico Division Period: summer 1950 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 202 feet (120 feet visible; 92 feet hidden including helix) Minimum radius: 21″ […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Black Rock & Marmot Ry. Scale: N (1:160) Size: 14 x 14 feet Prototype: free-lance Period: 1960s Style: around the walls with a peninsula Mainline run: 68 feet (2.1 scale miles) Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: Peco no. 8 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the December 1999 […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Midland Continental Scale: N (1:160) Size: 14′-9″ x 31′-3″ Theme: prairie railroading Year: 1964 Mainline run: 81 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the November 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. See a PDF version […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry., Shawtown Subdivision Scale: N (1:160) Size: 9 x 10 feet Theme: branchline switching Period: steam/diesel transition Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 9 3/4″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the August 2007 issue of Model Railroader. […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Norfolk & Western Washington Extension Scale: N (1:160) Size: 12 x 12 feet Prototype: freelanced extension of the N&W main line Period: early 1950s Style: multilevel walk-in using three decks Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the March 2006 issue of […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Santa Fe & Pacific LinesSize: 16 x 16 feetScale: N (1:160)Prototype: free-lanced, based on Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union PacificPeriod: 1950sStyle: around the wallsMainline run: 176 feetMinimum radius: 18″Minimum turnout: no. 6Maximum grade: 2.5 percentOriginally appeared in the March 2002 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Santa Fe Needles District Scale: N (1:160) Size: 9′-8″ x 20′-0″ Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Period: June 30, 1981 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum radius: 15.5″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the September 2002 issue of Model Railroader. […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Niagara & Pearl Creek Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 29 feet Prototype: free-lanced Northeastern line and New York Central Period: 1954 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 90 feet Minimum radius: 17″ main line, 12″ Niagara Division Minimum turnout: Peco no. 6 main line, no. 4 yards Maximum […]
Track plan at a glance Name: White River & Northern Scale: N (1:160) Size: 7 x 10 feet Prototype: free-lance tourist and freight line Period: late ’70s to late ’80s Style: shelf Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the 2000 issue of Great Model Railroads. Also appeared […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
