Midwest Valley RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Midwest Valley RR Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 9½ x 32½ feet Prototype: mainline railroading Era: modern (1950s to present by changing structures and details) Style: island, modular Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radius: 42″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Great Model Railroads. See […]

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Pandora & San Miguel RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Pandora & San Miguel RR Scale: Sn3 (1:64) Room size: 15 x 19 feet Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande Southern Period: September 1938 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 120 feet Minimum radius: 30″; 28″ n peninsula Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared […]

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Pennsylvania & Westbrook RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Pennsylvania & Westbrook Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 13 x 26 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR and New York Central Period: mid-1950s Style: around the walls, folded dogbone Mainline run: 125 feet Minimum radii: 30″ on main line except Horseshoe Curve’s 26″ minimum Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent […]

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Santa Fe all the way!

Track plan at a glanceName: Santa Fe all the way!Scale: HO (1:87)Room size: 20 x 42 feetPrototype: free-lanced Santa Fe division point in the MidwestPeriod: steam/diesel- 1940 to 1960Style: walk-inMainline run: 165 feetMinimum radius: visible areas 48″, hidden track 36″Minimum turnout: Atlas no. 6Maximum grade: 1.1 percentOriginally appeared in the August 2002 issue of Model […]

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Santa Fe & Pacific Lines

Track plan at a glanceName: Santa Fe & Pacific LinesSize: 16 x 16 feetScale: N (1:160)Prototype: free-lanced, based on Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union PacificPeriod: 1950sStyle: around the wallsMainline run: 176 feetMinimum radius: 18″Minimum turnout: no. 6Maximum grade: 2.5 percentOriginally appeared in the March 2002 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download […]

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Santa Fe Needles District

Track plan at a glance Name: Santa Fe Needles District Scale: N (1:160) Size: 9′-8″ x 20′-0″ Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Period: June 30, 1981 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 60 feet Minimum radius: 15.5″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the September 2002 issue of Model Railroader. […]

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Snow Creek RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Snow Creek RR Scale: Gn3 (1:20 and 1:22.5) Size: 50 x 50 feet Prototype: narrow gauge tourist railroad Period: present day Style: outdoor model railroad Mainline run: 425 feet Minimum radius: 5 feet Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the June 2002 issue of Model Railroader. See a […]

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Spiral Hill RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Spiral Hill RR Scale: S (1:64) Size: 19 x 20 feet Theme: free-lance branch line Period: 1950s Style: single-track Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the 2000 issue of Great Model Railroads. See a PDF version of this track plan by […]

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Spokane Valley & Northern

Track plan at a glance Name: Spokane Valley & Northern Scale: HO Size: 4 x 8 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the May 2002 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]

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The Niagara & Pearl Creek RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Niagara & Pearl Creek Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 29 feet Prototype: free-lanced Northeastern line and New York Central Period: 1954 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 90 feet Minimum radius: 17″ main line, 12″ Niagara Division Minimum turnout: Peco no. 6 main line, no. 4 yards Maximum […]

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Union Pacific Sherman Hill

Track plan at a glance Name: Union Pacific Sherman Hill Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 22 x 34 feet Prototype: Union Pacific Period: spring 1954 Style: around-the-walls and peninsula Mainline run: 370 feet Minimum radius: 48″ Minimum turnout: no. 10 on main line, no. 6 in yards Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the March […]

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