Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 feet Track type: GarGraves Minimum curve: O-31 wye turnout Originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click here to view a PDF of the track plan. […]
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Christmas tree track plan: Slim line route
Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 5 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan. […]
LLG Specialty Coke Co.
Name: LLG Specialty Coke Co. Layout designer: Gary Gealy Scale: O (1:48) Size: 6′-0″ x 10′-6″ Theme: by-product coke plant Locale: western Pennsylvania Era: early 1960s Style: shelf with peninsula Minimum radius: 27″ Minimum turnout: no. 3 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the September 2011 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to […]
Creative track plan leaves room for a tree
Modified figure-eight layout Modified Lionel plan sectional components Traditional figure-eight layout Traditional plan Lionel sectional components Layout designer: Chris Ritchie Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 6 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2010 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the any of the images to enlarge […]
CSX East Rail
Name: East Rail Layout designer: Lance Mindheim Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9′-3″ x 9′-9″ x 16″ Prototype: CSX Locale: Miami, Fla. Era: 2006 Style: shelf Mainline run: 19 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads 2008. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track […]
The Denver & Rio Grande Western Chili Line
Name: The Chili Line Layout designer: Steve Amitrano Scale: Sn3 (1:64, 3-foot gauge) Size: 9′-6″ x 11′-6″ Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande Western Locale: Chama and Santa Fe, N.M. Era: mid-1930s to 1950s Style: doughnut Mainline run: 43 feet Minimum radius: 34″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads 2008. Click […]
Mid-sized layout with a compact yard
Layout designer: Kent Johnson and Dana Kawala Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 10 feet Track type: Atlas O Minimum curve: O-45 Originally appeared in the February 2008 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Schematic Parts list […]
Bridging the gap
Layout designer: Arthur O’Connor Scale: O Layout size: 6 x 12 feet Track type: Lionel O gauge tubular Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the March 2005 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Bridging the gap track plan Bridging the gap parts list […]
The “Coast to Coast”
Layout designer: Geoffrey Kumagai Scale: O Layout size: 12 x 16 feet Track type: Atlas O Minimum curve: O-54 Originally appeared in the November 2000 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Second Honorable Mention in Classic Toy Trains magazine’s first layout planning contest: Plans for a 12 x 16-foot room. Click on this link to download […]
FasTrack up-and-over oval
Layout designer: Neil Besougloff Scale: O Layout size: 8 x 14 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-48 Originally appeared in the October 2007 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Schematic Parts list […]
Room-sized branch line
Layout designer: E.A. Engebretson and Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 9 x 11 feet Track type: MTH Realtrax Minimum curve: O-42 Originally appeared in the March 2008 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Schematic Parts list […]
Trains, bridges, and a beach
Layout designer: Neil Besougloff Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 16 feet Track type: Atlas O Minimum curve: O-45 Originally appeared in the February 2005 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Trains, bridges, and a beach track plan Trains, bridges, and a beach schematic Trains, bridges, and a beach components […]