Those ARE some great track plans, even 110 years later!
Looks like there's gold in those old catalogs and handbooks!
Here are a few oldies and goodies from the Ives 1909(?) catalog. Keep in mind these are for ) 0 and 1 gauge 2-RAIL CLOCKWORK trains and will need to be modified with insulating blocks if you plan to use any of them for an electric train. But there are some neat ideas here!
Ives track:
The layouts:
CTT readers may recognize the figure 15 layout as being very similar to one Dave Smith used with his Marx trains a few years back!
Try Fig. 34 on for size!
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
Ah, Mr. Sweeney, I KNEW you were one of us!
Hi, All.
Christmas in July is still on! And to celebrate, we're posting and promoting articles from Classic Toy Trains'. Just take a look at this one on a toy train Christmas layout!
~Steve S.
Steve SweeneyDigital Editor, Hobby
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