Name: Louisville & Nashville Layout designer: Perry Simpson Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 34 x 42 feet Prototype: Louisville & Nashville Locale: northern and eastern Kentucky Era: 1955-56 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 350 feet Minimum radius: 32″ (mainline), 28″ (branchline) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (mainline and yards), no. 4 (spurs) Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared […]
Name: Mineral Point & Northern Layout designer: Gregg Condon Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 28 feet Prototype: freelance, connecting with the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Locale: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Era: September 1956 Style: linear walkaround with Mainline run: 100 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared […]
Name: Mississippi, Alabama & Gulf RR Layout designer: Cliff Powers Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14 x 32 feet Locale: southern Mississippi and New Orleans Period: summer of 1955 Style: multi-deck walkaround Mainline run: 290 feet Minimum radius: 27″ (main line) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1.78 percent (helix only) Originally appeared in the Great […]
Name: Nitinat River RRLayout designer: The Branch Lines & Backwoods ClubScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: approx. 16 x 26 feet (5 x 8m)Prototype: Canadian National and freelancedLocale: Vancouver Island, B.C., CanadaEra: late 1940sStyle: sectional donutMainline run: 95 feetMinimum radius: 19″Minimum turnout: no. 5 (main), no. 4 (branch)Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the Great Model Railroads […]
Name: Pennsylvania RR New York Division Layout designer: Andy Rubbo Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 26 x 37 feet Prototype: PRR electrified main line between Philadelphia and New York City Locale: New Jersey Period: summer 1967 Style: double-deck around-the-walls Mainline run: 300 feet Minimum radius: 40″ (exposed track), 28″ in staging Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum […]
Name: South West Pacific Layout designer: Clifton Linton Scale: N (1:160) Size: 16′-2″ x 43′-7″ Prototype: Southern Pacific, Western Pacific Locale: California Era: 1953 Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 158 feet Minimum radius: 18 inches Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the November 2012 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the […]
Take a closer look at Craig’s train room where he both displays and operates his collection of postwar trains. […]
Name: Whiskey Barrel & Gotham Layout designer: M.C. Fujiwara Scale: N (1:160) Size: 2 x 4 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: mountain railroading Era: 1900 to 1970s Style: island or shelf Mainline run: 9 feet Minimum radius: 9-3/4″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the September 2012 issue of Model Railroader. Click […]
Name: Wordsworth Township Layout designer: M.C. Fujiwara Scale: N (1:160) Size: 2 x 4 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: urban industrial district Era: 1900 to 1970s Style: island or shelf Mainline run: 9 feet Minimum radius: 9″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the September 2012 issue of Model Railroader. Click here […]
The layout at a glance Name: The Coloma Line Layout owner: Perry Amicangelo Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9 x 13 feet Prototype: Chicago & North Western and Milwaukee Road Locale: southwest Wisconsin Era: mid-1950s Style: walk-in Benchwork: open grid Height: 43″ Roadbed: none Track: code 100 sectional and flextrack Mainline run: 44 feet Minimum radius: […]
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