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In the early '60s I acquired a Kalmbach book titled [I]HO Railroad That Grows[/I] based upon a 4 X 8 Linn Westcott project railroad - [I]The Great North Pass Railway[/I] - from MR in the mid-50s.  The railroad was essentially an oval with two reversing loops, one on the lower level and the other which took an "airline" route across the center of the railroad.  Was a good begining layout and I contemplated building it in HO.  When I switched to N-Scale in the early '80s I did build a slightly modified version in that scale.  I stayed with the 4 X 8 and the 18 inch radius curves but was able to get about 50% more industrial trackage.  I discarded it after about three years of operation.<BR><BR>I am getting ready to design and build a new layout and am again eyeballing this [I]HO Railroad That Grows[/I] - this layout will be portable with three 54 inch by 72 inch platforms configured in an el shape.  I propose to continue using 18 inch radius curves.
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