N scale Pennsylvania RR Bald Eagle Branch

Name: Bald Eagle Branch Scale: N (1:160) Size: 6 x 8 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR branch line Period: summer 1956 Style: tabletop cookie cutter Mainline run: 28 feet Minimum radius: visible 18; hidden 9″ Minimum turnout: main line no. 6; sidings no. 4 Maximum grade: main line 2 percent; sidings 6 percent Originally appeared in […]

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Union Pacific Switching District

Track plan at a glance Name: Union Pacific Industrial District Scale: N (1:160) Box size: 28″ wide x 30 5/16″ deep x 18 3/32″ high (16 1/8″ deep with yard folded) Theme: free-lance urban industrial area Period: 1960s Style: oval with backstage fiddle yard Mainline run: 64″ Minimum radius: 7 5/64″ Maximum grade: none Originally […]

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Deer Mountain

Track plan at a glanceName: Deer MountainScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 4 x 8 feetPrototype: free-lancedPeriod: late-1940s to mid-1950sStyle: walkaroundMainline run: 20 feetMinimum radius: 18″Minimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: 0Originally appeared in the June 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Dorrville Branch

Track plan at a glanceName: Dorrville BranchScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 40″ x 60″Prototype: New York, New Haven & HartfordTheme: small-town freightPeriod: around 1960Style: tabletopMinimum radius: 18″Minimum turnout: no. 4Originally appeared in the September 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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