Springfield, Mo., on the Frisco

Track plan at a glance Name: Springfield, Mo., on the Frisco Scale: N Size: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 feet Minimum radius: 10″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Originally appeared in the December 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track […]

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Stony Creek & Western

Track plan at a glance Name: Stony Creek & Western Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 29 x 51 feet Theme: Western bridge line Era: mid-1950s Style: panoramic, walk-in Minimum radius: 28″ HO, 22″ HOn3 Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the April 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link […]

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Toledo Central Union Terminal

Track plan at a glance Name: Toledo Central Union Terminal Scale: HO Size: 20 x 27 feet Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the February 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Tuolumne Forks Lumber Co. RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Tuolumne Forks Lumber Co. RR Scale: O (1:48) Size: 19 x 21 feet Prototype: free-lance Period: 1942 Style: walk-in island Mainline run: 119 feet (1.1 scale miles) Minimum radius: 34″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared in the July 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Click […]

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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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Utah Belt 2003

Track plan at a glance Name: Utah Belt Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 22′-8″ x 39′-6″ Prototype: free-lanced Period: the present Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 173 feet Minimum radius: 39″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the December 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to download a PDF of […]

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Val Ease Central

Track plan at a glance Name: Val Ease Central RR Scale: Z (1:220) Size: 2 x 8 feet Prototype: Union Pacific RR Era: autumn 1954 Style: display layout Mainline run: 35 feet Minimum radius: 6″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4.5 percent Originally appeared in the November 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared […]

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Wabash RR Decatur Division Tenth District

Track plan at a glance Name: Wabash RR Decatur Division Tenth District Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 12 x 13 feet Prototype: Wabash RR Tenth District Period: October 1964 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum radii: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the December 2000 issue of […]

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West Side Lumber Co.

Track plan at a glance Name: West Side Lumber Co. Scale: Sn3 (1:64) Size: 10 x 10 feet Period: 1958-1959 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 29 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the February 2000 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track […]

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Western Pacific Third Subdivision

Track plan at a glance Name: Western Pacific Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 20 x 20 feet Prototype: Third Subdivision between Oroville and Portola, Calif. Period: spring 1938 Style: around-the-walls with peninsula Mainline run: 130 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 on main line, no. 4 in yards Maximum grade: 0 Originally appeared in […]

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Yosemite Valley RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Yosemite Valley RR Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 20 x 20 feet Prototype: Yosemite Valley RR Period: August 1939 Style: multideck along the walls with peninsula Mainline run: 112 feet Minimum radius: 22″ with spiral easements Minimum turnout: no. 5, all controlled with slow-action switch motors Maximum grade: 2.3 percent […]

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