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Name: Big Island Rail Corp. Layout designer: Joesph Kreiss Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10 x 11 feet Prototype: Hawaii Consolidated Ry. Locale: Hawaii Era: present day Style: walk-in Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally appeared in the January 2012 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download […]
Name: Terminal RR of San Antonio Layout designer: Bill Carpenter Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10′-2″ x 13′-0″ Locale: downtown San Antonio Prototype: Southern Pacific and Texas & New Orleans Era: 1950s Style: walk-in, and around the walls with roll-away peninsula Minimum radius: 15″ Mainline run: 32 feet Minimum turnout: no. 5 Originally appeared in the […]
Name: The Virginian Layout designer: David Popp Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet, plus extensions Prototype: Virginian Ry. Locale: West Virginia Era: spring 1955 Style: island, portable Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 22″ (main), 18″ (branch) Minimum turnout: Atlas Snap-Switch Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the January 2012 issue of […]
Layout designer: Neal Mayer Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 6 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the October 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the links below to view PDF’s for the o gauge shelf layout. Track Plans Schematics Parts […]
Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 4 feet Track type: K-Line by Lionel SuperStreets Minimum curve: D16 curve Originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan. […]
Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 feet Track type: GarGraves Minimum curve: O-31 wye turnout Originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click here to view a PDF of the track plan. […]
Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 5 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan. […]
Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 12 x 12 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the January 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Schematic Parts list […]
Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 6 x 12 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the November 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Passenger track plan Freight track plan Parts list […]
Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 3 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-60 Originally appeared in the September 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Parts list Schematic […]
Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 6 x 12 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the October 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Twin loops with a twist track plan Twin loops with a twist schematic Twin loops with a twist components […]
Name: Creamery Junction Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4′-8″ x 16′-8″ Prototype: Boston & Maine and Boston & Albany Locale: Ware Valley, Mass. Era: variable Style: multi-level Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2.6 percent Originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of Model Railroader. […]
