Norfolk Southern

Track plan at a glance Name: Norfolk Southern Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10 x 50 feet Prototype: Norfolk Southern Era: modern Style: around the walls Mainline run: 240 feet Minimum radius: 27″ main line, 22″ branch line Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Great Model Railroads. See a PDF version […]

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Pittsburgh Plate Glass

Track plan at a glance Name: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 4 x 8 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]

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Rio Verde & Western

Track plan at a glance Name: Rio Verde & Western Scale: Nn3 (1:160) Size: 10′-8″ x 15′-4″ Prototype: Rocky Mountain narrow gauge Period: 1880 -1920 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 58 feet Minimum radius: 7″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 5 percent Originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Great Model Railroads. Also […]

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Southwestern Pacific

Track plan at a glance Name: Southwestern Pacific Scale: N (1:160) Size: 13′-6″ x 18′-0″ Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Period: transition era Style: island with walk-in aisle Mainline run: 90 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of […]

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The HOn2.5 Cray Valley RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Cray Valley RR Scale: HOn2.5 (1:87 proportion, 2.5 foot gauge) Size: 15 x 25 feet Prototype: free-lanced Period: 1940s Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 40 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the August 2004 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track […]

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The Surf Line

Track plan at a glance Name: The Surf Line Scale: HO Size: 28′-6″ x 37′-6″ Minimum radius: 34″ (main line), 28″ (branch line) Minimum turnout: 6.5 Originally appeared in the August 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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Turtle Creek Central

Track plan at a glance Name: Turtle Creek Central Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 with 2 x 6 foot extension Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click here to download a PDF of this track […]

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Western Maryland Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Western Maryland Blackwater Subdivision Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 5′-3″ x 9′-3″ Prototype: Western Maryland Thomas Subdivision Era: summer 1951 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 25 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the July 2004 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to […]

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News & Products for the week of September 6, 2007

Cash Mine

Cash Mine HO scale structuresCash Mine. Laser-cut wood kit with tab-and-slot construction. Includes doors, trim, ladders, running boards, floors, roofing, structural frames, Tichy windows, and Blair Line signs. Based on the Silver King Ore House in Park City, Utah. Measures 7-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ x 10-1/4″. $129.95. Blair Line Cover plates for locations where locomotive headlights […]

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Black River Junction

Track plan at a glance Name: Black River Junction Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet with an 18″ x 72″ staging extension Prototype: New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio RRs Locale: Ohio Era: 1950s Style: freestanding Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 19-1/4″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared […]

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Argentine Industrial District Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Argentine Industrial District Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28′-8″ x 54′-0″ Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe yards and industrial areas Era: 1960 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 110 feet on running track (no true main line) Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally […]

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