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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Valley City Street & Interurban Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Valley City Street & Interurban Ry. Scale: HO Size: 5′-6″ x 10′-9″ Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Originally appeared in the November 2002 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan […]

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White River & Northern

Track plan at a glance Name: White River & Northern Scale: N (1:160) Size: 7 x 10 feet Prototype: free-lance tourist and freight line Period: late ’70s to late ’80s Style: shelf Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the 2000 issue of Great Model Railroads. Also appeared […]

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Winged Foot & Western

Track plan at a glance Name: Winged Foot & Western Scale: On3 (1:48) Size: 10 x 28 feet Theme: free-lance logging and mining railroad Period: turn-of-the-century Style: point-to-loop Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared in the 2000 issue of Great Model Railroads. Click here to download a PDF of this track […]

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59th Street Branch

Click on the image to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan at a glance Name: 59th Street Branch Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9 x 11 feet Prototype: Erie RR Era: 1950s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 40 feet Minimum radius: 23″ except where marked Minimum turnouts: no. 6 on main line, […]

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Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Ry.

Track plan at a glance Name: Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Ry. Scale: N (1:160) Size: 22.5 x 29 feet Prototype: Raton Pass on the First District of the New Mexico Division Period: summer 1950 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 202 feet Minimum radii: 21″ on visible track, 18″ on hidden track Minimum turnout: no. […]

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Athabasca System

Track plan at a glance Name: Athabasca System Scale: N (1:160) Size: 8 x 11 feet plus two 8-foot detachable staging yards Theme: bridge line Era: late 1980s Style: doughnut Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the October 1998 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan […]

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Denver Rio Grande & Southern RR

Track plan at a glance Name: Denver Rio Grande & Southern RR Scale: Sn3 Size: 11 x 14 feet Prototype: narrow gauge mountain railroading Period: 1930s through 1950s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Great Model […]

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DT&I Jackson Division

Track plan at a glance Name: Detroit, Toledo & Ironton RR, Jackson Division Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 15 x 22 feet Prototype: theoretical southern extension of the DT&I Period: 1956 Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: main line, no. 6, yard and industry tracks, no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared […]

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G-Whiz Layout

Track plan at a glance Name: G-Whiz Layout Scale: Gn3 (1:22.5) Size: 12 x 25 feet Period: 1930s Style: portable sectional Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radius: 42″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 0 Originally appeared in the February 2003 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking […]

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