The Schuylkill Iron Works

Track plan at a glance Name: Schuylkill Iron Works Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 21 feet Theme: Freelanced heavy industry Era: Late 1920s Style: island Mainline run: 50 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the March 2008 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic […]

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SBB Gotthard Line

Track plan at a glance Name: SBB Gotthard Line Scale: Z (1:220) Size: 30 x 50 feet Prototype: Swiss Federal Rys. Era: contemporary Style: island Mainline run: 310 feet Minimum radius: 10″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the December 2007 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of […]

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Donner Pass Division

Track plan at a glance Name: Donner Pass Division Scale: N (1:160) Size: 3 x 8 feet Prototype: Southern Pacific Period: 1940-1955 Style: twice around loop Mainline run: 33 feet Minimum radius: 10″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the September 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 […]

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Pennsylvania RR Middle Division

Track plan at a glance Name: Pennsylvania RR Middle Division Scale: N (1:160) Size: 2½ x 10 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR Era: 1950s Style: double-track oval with staging tracks Mainline run: 45 feet Minimum radius: 12½” Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: zero Originally appeared in the January 2001 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared […]

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Fort Myers Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Fort Myers Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 18″ x 22′-0″ Prototype: Seminole Gulf Ry. Era: 1990s Style: portable sectional layout Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the September 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic […]

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California Scenic RR

Track plan at a glance Name: California Scenic RR Scale: O (1:48) Size: 17 x 24 feet Prototype: Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Period: 1940s to 1960s Minimum radius: 68″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the 1998 issue of Great Model Railroads. See a PDF version of this track […]

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Midwest Valley RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Midwest Valley RR Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 9½ x 32½ feet Prototype: mainline railroading Era: modern (1950s to present by changing structures and details) Style: island, modular Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radius: 42″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Great Model Railroads. See […]

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Gordon Paper Co.

Track plan at a glance Name: Gordon Paper Co. Scale: HO Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: Peco Originally appeared in the November 1998 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]

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Pittsburgh Plate Glass

Track plan at a glance Name: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 4 x 8 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]

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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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Western Maryland Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Western Maryland Blackwater Subdivision Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 5′-3″ x 9′-3″ Prototype: Western Maryland Thomas Subdivision Era: summer 1951 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 25 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the July 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to […]

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Black River Junction

Track plan at a glance Name: Black River Junction Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet with an 18″ x 72″ staging extension Prototype: New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio RRs Locale: Ohio Era: 1950s Style: freestanding Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 19-1/4″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared […]

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