Track plan at a glance Name: Glass Rock & Eastern Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 10′-0″ x 11′-6″ Prototype: Ohio Southern RR Era: 1988 Mainline run: north-south lines, 53 feet; west line, 28 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Also […]
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National Docks Ry.
Track plan at a glance Name: National Docks Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12′-6″ x 17′-0″ Era: World War II Mainline run: 39 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the February 2007 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]
Oregon Short Line
Track plan at a glance Name: Oregon Short Line Scale: O (1:48) Size: 38′-6″ x 51′-0″ Prototype: Union Pacific RR Era: June 1950 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 190 feet Minimum radius: 76″ Minimum turnout: main line, no. 8; yards, no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of Model […]
Silverton Central RR
Track plan at a glance Name: Silverton Central Scale: Sn3 (1:64) Size: 6 x 24 feet Era: 1928-1935 Style: sectional Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum radius: 31″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: level Originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]
The right smoke fluid for toy trains
Even a small steamer can crank out a nice flow of smoke, so buy the right fluid and don’t try to create a home brew smoke fluid. Q: I recently bought a Williams steamer, and it came with several warnings stating to use only Williams smoke fluid and no other. Well, none of my engines […]
Make streetlamps for your garden railway
Don’t miss the how-to article on how to make scratchbuilt streetlamps for your garden railway in the October 2007 issue of Garden Railways! Download a PDF of another streetlamps article here! […]
A large-scale layout for San Diego’s Children’s Hospital
A whimsical train makes its way past alarming mountains of orange, red and purple, on its way to more pleasant and soothing scenery. Bob Treat The character and colors of the scratchbuilt structures are in keeping with the overall concept. Bob Treat The engine crosses the waterfall on a rickety trestle. The rainbow marks the […]
Algoma River RR
Track plan at a glance Name: Algoma River RR Scale: On3 (1:48 proportion, three-foot narrow gauge) Size: 19½ x 22½ feet plus extension into workshop Prototype: free-lance Period: late 1920s, early 1930s Style: walk-in, walkaround Mainline run: 108 feet Minimum radius: 36″ (30″ on branch) Minimum turnout: approximately no. 4, handlaid to fit Maximum grade: […]
Boston & Maine New England North Division
Track plan at a glance Name: Boston & Maine New England North Division Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 16×16 xq. ft. Prototype: B&M in western Massachusetts Period: 1920-1955 Style: around the walls with a peninsula Mainline run: 80 feet Minimum radius: main line 24″, yard 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in […]
Broak & Kantifordit Tie & Timber Co.
Track plan at a glance Name: Broak & Kantifordit Tie & Timber Co. Scale: On3 (1:48, three-foot gauge) Size: 11 x 11 feet Period: 1920s and ’30s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 55 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 7 percent Originally appeared in the 2002 issue of Great Model […]
Cactus Valley RR
Track plan at a glance Name: Cactus Valley RR Scale: HO Size: 4 x 8 feet Originally appeared in the December 1998 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]
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 […]