Midwest Quarry & Mining Co.

Midwest Quarry & Mining Co.

By Angela Cotey | July 24, 2012

| Last updated on January 19, 2021


Download this track plan from Model Railroader magazine

MRR-KC0912_A plan
The layout at a glance
Name: Midwest Quarry & Mining Co.
Layout owner: Bob Genack
Scale: On 2 1/2 (1:48, narrow gauge)
Size: 8′-6″ x 12′-0″
Prototype: freelanced
Locale: Midwest
Era: 1930s
Style: L-shaped
Benchwork: L-girder and open grid
Height: 46″
Roadbed: cork
Track: Atlas code 100
Mainline run: 57 feet
Minimum radius: 24″
Minimum turnout: no. 4
Maximum grade: 2 percent (main), 6 percent (crusher spur)
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