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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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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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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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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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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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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Track plan at a glance Name: Sterling Secondary Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10 x 12 feet Prototype: CSX and Norfolk Southern Period: 1999 Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 17″ main line, 15″ industrial track Minimum turnout: no. 6, turnouts set at no. 5 angle in Livernois Yard Maximum grade: 0 Originally appeared […]
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Track plan at a glance Name: Denver & Rio Grande Western and Colorado & Southern Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14′-0″ x 23′-6″ Prototypes: D&RGW and C&S Era: 1935 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 75 feet Minimum radii: 28″ (standard gauge), 18″ (narrow gauge) Minimum turnouts: 1 percent (main line), 3 percent (narrow gauge), 7 percent (mining […]
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Track plan at a glance Name: Eastern Missouri Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 16 x 36 feet Prototype: freelanced terminal line Era: 1950s through 1970s Style: walkaround Mainline run: 160 feet Minimum radius: 26″ Minimum turnout: main line, no. 6; yards, no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the March 2007 issue of […]
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Track plan at a glance Name: Glass Rock & Eastern Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 10′-0″ x 11′-6″ Prototype: Ohio Southern RR Era: 1988 Mainline run: north-south lines, 53 feet; west line, 28 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Also […]
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Track plan at a glance Name: National Docks Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12′-6″ x 17′-0″ Era: World War II Mainline run: 39 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the February 2007 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]
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Track plan at a glance Name: Oregon Short Line Scale: O (1:48) Size: 38′-6″ x 51′-0″ Prototype: Union Pacific RR Era: June 1950 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 190 feet Minimum radius: 76″ Minimum turnout: main line, no. 8; yards, no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of Model […]
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