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Name: Sierra Pintada & Western RR Layout owner: Willem Van der Hoeven Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10′-0″ x 34′-10″ Prototype: freelanced, inspired by old-time western United States railroads Locale: Arizona Era: 1880s Style: shelf Mainline run: 40 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Benchwork: shelf on consoles Height: 40″ […]
Name: Chester Ridge & Pennebrook Layout owner: Paul Tartaglia Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12′-6″ x 20′-0″ Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the New York Central RR Putnam Division Locale: southeastern New York State Era: 1947 to 1965 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Benchwork: L-girder […]
Name: Paraqua Mountains & Shawnee River Layout owner: Pat Driscoll Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9′-6″ x 16′-0″ Prototype: freelance Locale: southwestern United States Era: late 1800s to early 1900s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 164 ft. Minimum radius: 20” Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 7 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 43″ to 53″ Roadbed: Homasote […]
Name: Colorado & Southern Clear Creek District Layout owner: Doug Tagsold Scale: 1:72 Size: 30 x 40 feet Prototype: C&S Clear Creek District Locale: Denver west into the Rocky Mountains Period: 1920s Style: double-deck linear walkaround (roll-around) Mainline run: 450 feet plus 150-foot branch line Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no.6 Maximum grade: 3 […]
Name: Adrian & Blissfield Macomb Division Layout owner: Ron Griffin Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13′-6″ x 26′-6″ Prototype: Adrian & Blissfield RR Locale: southeastern Michigan Era: 2010 Style: multi-deck walk-in Mainline run: 240 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent in helix Train length: 5 feet Benchwork: brackets cantilevered from […]
Name: Story City Branch Layout owner: Clark Propst Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13 x 20 feet Prototype: Minneapolis & St. Louis Locale: central Iowa Era: September–October 1949-’50 Style: linear walk-in Mainline run: 70 feet plus staging Minimum radius: 28″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Train length: 3 feet Benchwork: L-girder with extended-foam insulation […]
Name: SP’s Shasta Division Layout designer: Byron Henderson Layout owner: Richard Kelliher Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 37 feet Prototype: Southern Pacific, McCloud River RR Locale: northern California Era: 1950s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 210 feet (visible) Minimum radius: 31″ (main), 24″ (industrial) Minimum turnout: no. 7 (main), no. 6 (yards/industries) Maximum grade: 2.1 […]
Name: Wabash Cayuga Subdivision Layout owner: Pierre Oliver Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13 x 41 feet and 11 x 21 feet Prototype: Wabash Ontario lines Locale: Ontario Era: 1951 Style: linear walk-in Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (industries) Maximum grade: none Train length: 13 feet Benchwork: […]
Name: Nickel Plate Road in Ohio Layout owner: John Colombo Scale: N (1:160) Size: 13 x 26 feet Prototype: Nickel Plate Road Locale: northwestern Ohio Era: 1957 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 7 (main line and yards), no. 4 (industries) Maximum grade: none Train length: 8 feet Benchwork: […]
Name: Baltimore & Ohio Layout owner: John Listermann Scale: HO (1:87.1 ) Size: 32 x 35 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the B&O Locale: West Virginia Era: early 1950s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 500 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.7 percent Benchwork: L-girder and open grid Height: 36″ to 54″ […]
Name: Pacific Coast Lines Layout owner: Steve Mahan Scale: HO (1:87.1), HOn3 (1:87.1, 3-foot gauge) Size: 42 x 57 feet Prototypes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Southern Pacific; Union Pacific; Western Pacific; Denver & Rio Grande Western Locale: Southern California Era: 1952-1960 Style: multi-deck walk-in Mainline run: 1,600 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. […]
Name: The Tar Branch Size: 2′-9″ x 8′-2″ Prototype: Winston-Salem Southbound Ry. Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. Era: mid-to-late 1950s Style: shelf Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: L-girder Height: 46″ Roadbed: milled Homasote on ½” plywood Track: handlaid code 83 Scenery: Sculptamold on extruded-foam insulation board and plywood Backdrop: building photographs […]
