Cascade County Narrow Gauge

Track plan at a glance Name: Cascade County Narrow GaugeScale: On3 (1:48)Size: 26′-0″ x 31′-3″Prototype: Nevada County Narrow GaugeEra: mid-1920s to early 1930sStyle: walkaroundMainline run: 175 feetMinimum radius: 36″Maximum grade: 3.3 percentOriginally appeared in the January 2006 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Hooch Junction

Track plan at a glanceName: Hooch Junction RRScale: N (1:160)Size: main room 20 x 40 feet, with 12 x 14-foot and 8 x 14-foot extensionsPrototype: Norfolk Southern, CSX, and predecessor linesEra: modernStyle: walk-inMainline run: 1,000 feetMinimum radius: 15″ main, 12″ yardsMinimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: 2.5 percentOriginally appeared in the September 2006 issue of Model […]

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Lehigh Alliance of Rail Carriers

Track plan at a glanceName: Lehigh Alliance of Rail CarriersScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 19′-0″ x 34′-0″Theme: fictional merger between the Central of New Jersey, Delaware & Hudson, Erie Lackawanna, Lehigh Valley, and Reading railroadsEra: late 1960s, early 1970sStyle: walkaroundMainline run: 110 feetMinimum radii: 24″ (main), 18″ (industrial areas)Minimum turnouts: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (industrial)Maximum grade: […]

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Oil Creek RR

Track plan at a glanceName: Oil Creek RRScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 12 x 30 feetEra: 1866-1899Style: free-standingMainline run: 75 feetMinimum radius: 24″Minimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: 3 percentOriginally appeared in the January 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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PRR Eno Valley Division

Track plan at a glanceName: Pennsylvania RR Eno Valley DivisionScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 24′-0″ x 32′-6″Prototype: PRR Middle DivisionPeriod: late 1950sStyle: walkaroundMainline run: 415 feetMinimum radius: 36″ (main), 28″ (industries)Minimum turnout: Peco large-radiusMaximum grade: 2.5 percentOriginally appeared in the September 2006 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Reading RR Shamokin Division

Track plan at a glanceName: Reading Co. Shamokin DivisionScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 30′-6″ x 40′-0″Era: 1952-57Style: linear walkaroundMainline run: 280 feetMinimum radius: 30″Minimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: 2.6 percentOriginally appeared in the March 2006 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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