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Two sheets to grow on
Mar 1, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Two sheets to grow on

Layout designer: Neil Besougloff Scale: O Layout size: 8 x 12 feet Track type: Lionel O gauge tubular Minimum curve:…

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Two-tier track plan
Mar 1, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Two-tier track plan

Layout designer: Howard Reed Scale: O Layout size: 11 x 15 feet Track type: Lionel O and Atlas O Minimum…

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Waterfront Terminal Railroad
Mar 1, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Waterfront Terminal Railroad

Layout designer: E. A. Engebretson and Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 8 x 16 feet Track type: Atlas O…

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Wide curve track plan
Mar 1, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Wide curve track plan

Layout designer: John Long Scale: O Layout size: 8 x 16 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally…

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The Wild West in a 5 x 9-foot space
Mar 1, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

The Wild West in a 5 x 9-foot space

Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 9 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally…

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Cab-forward cab interiors
Mar 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Cab-forward cab interiors

Q In a Southern Pacific cab-forward steam locomotive, is the engineer on the right side of the cab? If so,…

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Draft-gear slack
Mar 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Draft-gear slack

Q What is the purpose of having draft-gear slack in the era of diesel locomotives? We all know the steam…

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“Honorary steam locomotive”
Mar 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

“Honorary steam locomotive”

Q For many years now, fans have been calling Alco PA locomotives “honorary steam locomotives” because of the thick, dense…

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Passenger car with two sinks
Mar 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Passenger car with two sinks

Although the quarters were likely close in this passenger rail car’s public bathroom, the extra sink could only have helped.…

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Pullman service
Mar 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Pullman service

Q Did railroads that used Pullman service have their own sleeper and parlor cars too, or were one or the…

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Spotter control
Mar 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Spotter control

This sign on a SD80MAC means it can move a short distance on battery power through one traction motor. Walter…

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