Layout at a glance.

[spidge]

I call it the Spidge

I attempted to make the text larger but I failed, but will keep attempting.

Sorry, you will have to use the zoom feature to read the print.

[CSXFan]

Layout at a glance

Name: TBD
Scale: 1:160
Size: 6.5’ x 8’
Height: 40”
Style: L shaped island
Prototype: CSX / Norfolk Southern
Period: Summer of 2002
Locale: Appalachian mountains 
Theme: CSX mainline traffic and interchange with Norfolk Southern
Scenery: Carved foam board and plaster over cardboard strips
Control: NCE Powercab DCC
Roadbed: Cork and WS foam 
Track: Atlas code 55 for mainline, ME code 40 for spurs, handlaid turnouts
Max grade: 2%
Minimum radius: 15” main, 12.5” branch line and industrial
Backdrop: Painted vinyl flashing
Fascia: TBD

Track plan and inspiration came from the Appalachian Central project railroad featured in the February and January 2000 issues of MR. All I did was double track it and broaden the curves.

 

[Anonymous]

Name: Colorado Western

Scale: N guage track, 1:160. NN3 shortlines

Size: 13' x 21'

Style: Shelf

Period: Modern with older tourist train mining district tours. Mostly steam with some diesel. (There is a modern diesel daily freight train, the passenger service is steam and so is the mining and logging service).

Theme: Colorado Mountains mining, logging and tourist. Some modern freight. Historic structures that have been rebuilt and put on the historic register. The whole operation is a combination of old time Narrow guage, 1920's steam standard guage, and fairly modern freight ops.

Location: Colorado Front Range to Colorado High Mountains

Track: 200' of Peco Code 80

Turnouts: Peco medium Insulfrogs

Roadbase: Woodland scenics foam

Construction: 1" x 2" frame with 2" foam, Foam Scenery covered with plaster cloth and cast rocks

Max grade: 6% (grin) (it's fun to watch those little steam engines try and make it, there is an alternate route around it)

Min radius: 11 1/2" (too tight really, Kato diesel derails on it but Atlas diesels do fine, need to fix this) I think 13" is about the right minimum. 15" is better.

Power: Bachmann DCC (need to upgrade to wireless throttles, otherwise Bachmann is doing it)

Completion: Who knows. The main loop runs now, some more switching, staging and siding track to lay and LOTS more scenery and structures.

[CMSTPP]

Looks like some really nice layouts out there. Here are my stats!

Name: Milwaukee Road plains division.                  

Scale: 1/87

Size: 20' x 10'

Hieght: 46"

Style: Around one portion of the room with a duckunder.

Period: 1968

Locale: North and South Dakota.

Theme: The Milwaukee Road's plain division. Connection to the Pacific North West.

Scenery: Just getting into that.

Control: An all DCC layout.

Roadbed: traditional cork.

Track: All code 100.

Max grade: 2%

Minimum radius:  24" on corners.

It's mainly a switchng layout with a single main going around the outside of the layout. There is a second main, but is used for the industries along the layout with out fouling the main.

Happy railroading

James

[reklein]

Collier Bluffs and Poker Flats

HO scale

11'X14'

eastern WA,north central ID

logging,sawmill,agricultural traffic

GN,NP ,WIMR prototype

50's era

[Anonymous]

Layout at a glance

NAME: Russellrail ( fictional branch line to BN)
SCALE: HO 1:87
SIZE: 4X12-2.5X12 "L" shape
HEIGHT: 40"
STYLE: Free standing walk around
BENCHWORK: 1/2" PLY on box frame
PERIOD: Modern
LOCALE: Pacific NW
TRACK: Code 100 through out
MAX GRADE: 2.5%
MINIMUM RADIUS: 20"

[fsm1000]

My layout soon to be built [I hope]

Name: FSM RR
Scale: 1:48 On30
Size: two layers both 4' x 6'
Height: 36" and 54 about
Style: a pull on wheels
Period: not sure but old equipment
Locale: my living room LOL
Theme: Freelance narrow gauge
Scenery: glueshell with plaster castings
Control: Straight DC
Roadbed: traditional cork
Track: handlaid code 83 probably
Max grade: 5% on helix and 3% elsewhere
Minimum radius: 12" sidings and 18" main
Backdrop: none
Fascia: not sure yet

[ModelTrainman]

Glasgow & Tweed River
4x5
L scale
steam 1st & 2nd generation diesel
Plywood

[SilverSpike]

Layout at a Glance*

Name: Carolina and Virginia Division (Southern, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern Railroads)
Scale: HO 1:87
Size: 15 X 16
Height: 36" (lower level) and 52" (upper level)
Style: Wall bracket around the wall and penensula G shape.
Benchwork: L-Girder 1X3 with 1X2 flange, joist on 16" centers.
Sub-roadbed: laminated 2 layers of 3/8" plywood
Roadbed: cork
Period: 1960's to modern.
Locale: North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginina, Kentucky, Tennessee.
Industry: Steel, coal, lumber, grain.
Control: DCC.
Track: code 83 throughout, code 100 in staging.
Maximum Grade: 2.25%
Minimum radius: 26"
Backdrop: styrene and 1/8" masonite

*NOTE: Most of this is the plan, as the layout is in the beginning stages of a work in progress. Click the Google Pages web site link below to view updates on the layout "Photos" page.

[Anonymous]

Layout at a glance

Name: Iron Belt
Scale: 1:87 HO
Size: 17ft by 16ft
Height: 50"
Style: 'E'-shaped island
Period: 1990's
Locale: Northeastern Ohio
Theme: Steel mill, with a mainline attached
Scenery: Various WS materials on a latex paint base
Control: Currently DC, but wired for DCC [Digitrax Chief]
Roadbed: Cork on foam
Track: Code 100 on steel mill trackage, code 83 everywhere else
Max grade: 0.5%
Minimum radius: 30"
Backdrop: Dow board painted light blue

[Anonymous]

Layout at a glance--

Name- undecided
Scale- HO (1:87)
Size- 17'x9'
Height- I think it's gonna be about 48"
Style- Island
Local- Iowa
Theme- CGW in 1968 OR Iowa Northern in 2006 since I think I can get decals.
Scenery- not that far yet
Control- DC
Roadbed- Cork
Track- Mostly Atlas, all code 100
Max Grade- about 0.4%
Min radius- 18"
Backdrop, 1/4" plywood
Period- 1968 or 2006

[Anonymous]

Layout at a glance

Name: Cavnough Subdivision
Scale: 1:87 HO
Size: 23x13 around the wall with 9x9 penisula
Height: 50"-53"
Style: around the Wall
Period: early 1990's
Locale: Southern Ohio
Theme: General Freight, Passenger on early csx
Scenery: Foam and ws plaster over newspaper
Control: MRC Prodigy advanced
Roadbed: AMI Instaroadbd on foam
Track: Atlas code 100
Max grade: Max2%
Minimum radius: 24", most curves 26-30"
Backdrop: brick wall painted sky blue with clouds
Fascia:not yet decided

Andrew

[Anonymous]

Layout at a glance

Name: Iron Ridge and Western
Scale: 1:87
Size: overall, 50x4
Height: 45"
Style: Shelf
Period: 2004-2005
Locale: Central Illinois
Theme: Freelance --EJE and BNSF/ UP tranfer route with 1 yard and 6 industries
Scenery: paper castings
Control: Straight DC
Roadbed:cork/ foam
Track: code 83
Max grade: 0.765%
Minimum radius: 50" mainline, 24" sidings/ yards
Backdrop: Painted cornfield and forest regions
Length of Mainline: 45 feet single track, 6 feet double track (BNSF)
Completion Date: Anytime next week, still adding finishing details and people

[ACRR46]

Layout at a glance

Name: Allegheny Central
Scale: 1:87 HO
Size: 55' x 2' with 2 peninsulas
Height: 48"-54"
Style: Shelf
Period: 1955-1965
Locale: West Virginia
Theme: Coal Mining, general freight
Scenery: Carboard strips with plaster gauge, some foam
Control: Digitrax Radio DCC
Roadbed: Cork main line, yards homosote
Track: Atlas code 100 & 83
Max grade: Max 1.5%
Minimum radius: 24", most curves 26-30"
Backdrop: 1/8" masonite painted sky blue
Fascia: 1/8' masonite installed

Mainline completed, 2 staging yards one complete one under construction.

Loosely based on Fallen Flags in the Northeast (Erie, C&O, NKP, Pennsy, NYC, LV)

Frank

[selector]

Name: Sentinel Mountain Rail Road
Scale: 1:87
Size: 8’ X 11’
Height: 42"
Style: table
Period: Late steam, transition
Locale: Freelance
Theme: Coal mining, small village with combo freight and pax station, cement factory
Scenery: Foam, plaster cloth, some Hydrocal, plaster cast rocks, two-part epoxy water
Control: DiGitrax Super Empire Builder
Roadbed: EZ-Track, plastic on foam, shallow ballasted with local beach sand
Track: Code 100
Max grade: 4%, but 3.6% average
Minimum radius: 22"
Backdrop: None…yet (picked up foam board today, will suspend from joists above)
Fascia: None, but wife has agreed to install curtain-type skirt. Fascia not really needed.

[scubaterry]

Here's mine

Name: NYC (very mythical subdivision in the NE)
Scale: 1:87
Size: 13 X 7 around one half of the room with duckunder. 24 inch depth.
Height: 50 in.
Frame: L- Girder
Period: 1950's
Control: Digitrax Super Chief
Roadbed: Mainline HO cork roadbed, All else N scale cork
Track: All code 100
Max grade: Flatter than a pancake (that's the mythical part)
Min radius: 22 in
Length of mainline: 40 ish feet X 2 (double main)
Fascia: Painted pine

One end is a 98% copy of the Union freight featured in MR back in Sept thru Dec 2000 by John Pryke. I only added one additional spur and eliminated the buildings on the inside curve and replaced them with a two line main to give me a roundy roundy as well as lots of switching. It was fun to build and actually came together just like the article. As far as the complete layout I have completed two sections of the four. I just bought a real nifty digital camera and if I could figure out how to post pics I would.
Terry

[jeffshultz]

Layout at a glance

Name: Willamette & Pacific
Scale: 1:87
Size: 2'x8' with additional extensions
Height: 41"
Style: Shelf
Period: Semi-current
Locale: Oregon's Willamette Valley
Theme: Protolance, based on Willamette & Pacific and Portland & Western RR's
Scenery: Foam
Control: Prodigy DCC
Roadbed: traditional cork
Track: Atlas code 83
Max grade: Unknown, but steep
Minimum radius: around 22"
Backdrop: None
Fascia: 1/8" hardwood

Based on the current Portland & Western (PNWR) Oregon Electric Branch, I'm modeling a section in north Salem, OR while I wait to move someplace with more room. The PNWR used to be the WPRR - a name I like better.

[AggroJones]

We've got another set of new members. Here is your chance to respond. [8D]

[Anonymous]

I'm ready.

Name: Rockhard Central
Scale: HO
Size: 9 x 11
Style: Around the wall
Local: Journey across the west
Era: Flexible 1940-1990
Track: Atlas Code 100
Turnouts: Atlas #4 & #6
Roadbed: cork
Height: 54"
Minimum curve: 22" radius
Max grade: 0.5 %
Control: MRC Control Master 20, Tech 3 9500

[mustanggt]

Name: LA to NYC
Scale: 1:87
Size: 7'X11"
Height: 42"
Style: Modular with duckunder
Period: 1988- now
Locale: California, Nevada, New york, Mississippi river
Theme: The U.S.A.
Scenery: plaster over wadded paper, foam
Control: Atlas DCC
Roadbed: AMI instant roadbed, woodland scenics, cork
Track: Atlas code 83
Max grade: 2%
Minimum radius: 18" branch, 28" mainline
Backdrop: None AKA concrete walls
Fascia: none yet, possibly masonite
Completion: Mid 2005

[Anonymous]

Name: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway - Albemarle Division (Fictitious Division)
Scale: HO
Size: overall, 25' X 6'
Height: 52"
Style: Dog Bone with hidden reverse loop storage and Coal Branch/Reverse Loop
Type: Set up for continuous running or with reversing loops at each end.
Period: 1945 to 1955
Locale: Mountains of Virginia
Scenery: Plaster/Gauze over cardboard skeleton
Control: Digitrax DCC "Super Empire Builder"
Roadbed: Homa-bed over 3/4" Exterior Grade Plywood.
Track: Code 83 Walthers/Shinohara some Atlas "Super Switches" (Code 100 in all hidden areas, etc.)
Minimum radius: 24"
Backdrop: 1/4" masonite
Fascia: 1/4" masonite
Lighting: Continuous Fluorescent fixtures (4100Kelvin lamps) over the layout with a mixture of line voltage and low voltage ceiling mounted track for incandescent flood and spot lighting.

[Anonymous]

GReat topic started here. This is the detail of my layout
Railroad: Union Pacific.
Region: Southern California (I do not know exactly where
Scale: HO
Size: 16'x13'x12'x13'
Height: 39" When I started my layout I was not sure of average heights and just started construction. would have made it 45-48" if I had known
Min Radius: 22" on two spots otherwise 28"
Max grade: 3% at one section
Track: Code 100
Turnouts: #4 and #6
roadbed: WS roadbed and Cork added later to new section
Construction: Close grid layout on Plywood and used WS risers for inclines.
Layout type: Walk in and around. I actually assembled sections of the layout so when I move I will be able to unbolt them when dismantle.
Scenery: Plaster cloth on Newspaper and Foam insulation
Backdrop: 4x8 sheets split in three of wood paneling because it is very light and flexible.
Era: Present 2000+
Motive power: All diesels (SD70M's, AC4400,SD90/43macs)
Railroads: Up takeover of SP


This is my shizzle

[NZRMac]

Name: Stockton Junction & Coopers Creek Railway
Scale: 1:87
Size: 128 square feet
Height: 46"
Style: freestanding in the garage Cookie cutter contruction
Period: Probably modern
Locale: anywhere
Motive Power: Diesel, steam scenic trips
Theme: Coal, timber
Scenery: None yet probably plaster
Control: Lenz DCC
Roadbed: woodlands
Track: some budget stuff my LHS has it's very good tho code 100
Max grade: 2%
Minimum radius: 20"
Backdrop: 9 mm MDF
Fascia: 4.75 mm MDF

[johngraser]

Name: None 
Scale: HO 1:87
Size: 20 x 12
Height: 38 to 45
Style: Open Bench
Period:Transition Era to 1980's
Locale: Oregon
Motive Power:First and second generation EMD, Steam
Theme: Lumber / Grain
Scenery: Plaster cloth / Cardboard
Control: DCC (Digitrax Chief)
Roadbed: cork on 1/2" plywood (TDB)
Track: Atlas Code 83, #6 Switches / turnouts
Max grade: 2.5%
Minimum radius: 28

Backdrop: Masonite / Hardboard
Fascia: Masonite / Hardboard

[SpaceMouse]

Name: Hogwarts
Theme:Harry Potter meets Niagra
Hogwarts Express and Union Pacific
Dimentions: 4x8 Ovals and Tressels--70 feet total EZ track--10 turnouts
Style: Harry Potter stuff--Spounge Bob Bikini Bottom village--Dinosaurs--and Tonka Construction
Period: Diagonic Alley Oop

Clearing space for 11.5 by 11.5 U shaped 30" Shelf Northern California Southern Pacific 1880's with a Hogwarts castle at one end. (that keeps both my daughter and son interested)

[Anonymous]

Name: Central-Midlands BNSF with some UP
Some freelance mixed with some actual
Scale: 1:87
Size: 10' x 12' with 5' L
Height: 50"
Style: walk around super-pretzel with elevated return loop
Period: 1980's-Modern
Locale: West-Midwest
Theme: Modern day coal, grain and some mixedfreaight across farmland touching the edge of a small town
and crossing through a second small town with just the beginning of
inclines for the edge of mountain
Scenery: foam for mtn/hills, hardshell over mesh and plaster cloth over foam
Control: MRC and Altas DC
Track: Atlas code 100
Turnouts: Atlas #6 on main & #4 on sidings
Wye: Atlas #4
Roadbed: Cork on 1" foam on 1/2" plywood
Max grade: 3% Woodland scenics incline system
Minimum radius: 18''
Backdrop: Not sure yet
Fascia: Masonite

[Anonymous]

Name: southcross & Western
Scale:HO
Size: 10 X 11 2 feet wide around the walls
Hieght: 7' 11"
Style: Shlef Layout
Period: 1980-Present
Locale: North-Eastern U.S.
Theme: Coal and other freight and Amtrak
Scenery: Stryofoam base with Celluclay and rock molds
Control: Digitrax DCC
Roadbed: Classic Cork
Track: Atlas code 100 flex with Peco and Atlas turnouts
Max Grade: 2%
Backdrop: Painted on the wall
Radius: 36" on mains 18" in one yard
Mainline length: 84 Linear feet
Total Track: Im not measuring all my track![(-D]


Mainly CSX freight operations but always a little Amtrak. Lots of switching and most of the fun of the layout is running locals between the cities while sharing the mains with the through freights.

[Anonymous]

Layout at a glance (Or what I have planned so far)

Name: Ibana, willamsboro and heathspoint RR (IW&H)
Scale: 1:87
Size: 6x14
Height: 38''
Style: Dogbone
Period: Modern
Locale: Eastern Penn
Theme: Modern day bridge line connecting with CSX and NS and the Gregory & wickertown RR (Fictional short line from my last layout)
Scenery: Probally foam
Control: Altas DCC
Track: Micro engineering code 83
Roadbed: Probally woodland scenics
Max grade: 1%
Minimum radius: 22'' on IW&H, 15'' on G&W 22'' on NS, CSX interchange tracks
Backdrop: Not sure yet
Facisa: Not sure yet

All a me're pipe dream right now.

[krump]

Layout at a glance - (pending construction, but why not...)

Name: CAST-AWAY RailRoad (stuff collected from everywhere, family members initials)
Scale: HO and an outer loop of On30 for good measure
Size: overall 10' x 14'
Height: 48-50" and perhaps a pass at 60'
Style: around-the-room, open in centre, swing-out on dutch (1/2) door - no lifts/ducks
Period: 1970 - present
Locale: BC, Alberta, Michigan merged into one
Theme: retro stuff from the boxes over past 30 yrs, Thomas the Train... Justice and Corrections centre, fishing with resort, logging, freight, heavy equipment, grain elevator shipping and Country Living (basically my life in miniature)
Scenery: plywood, foamboard, wire, plaster
Control: DCC - not yet purchased
Roadbed: cork on plywood
Track: whatever I have in the boxes, flex track, code 100
Max grade: 2% - sounds reasonable
Minimum radius: 36" mainline
Backdrop: drywall, with painted country scene
Fascia: masonite
the layout will be built on benchwork housing office desk, filing, computer, rollout bookshelves, hobby desk, and storage for the extras

[Anonymous]

Layout 1...


Name: Eastern Terminal & Transfer
Scale: 1:87
Size: overall, 9'x2' with a 3'x1' "L" extension
Height: 40"
Style: Shelf Switching
Period: 1946-1956
Motive Power: SW-1; (2)GE-70ton; RS-2; FM H-10-44; USRA 0-6-0, one at a time!
Locale: Non-Specific Northeast Industrial Area
Theme: Industrial Switching
Scenery: Mainly City Buildings
Control: Straight DC
Roadbed: Homasote
Track: Walthers Code 83, Manual #5 Switches
Max grade: 0%
Minimum radius: 18"
Backdrop: Foamcore with Printed Backdrops
Fascia: Wood Moulding

Layout 2...

Name: Eastern Terminal & Transfer
Scale: 1:87
Size: overall, 6'x1'
Height: N/A, Designed to be portable
Style: Shelf Switching, Timesaver-inspired Trackplan
Period: 1946-1956
Motive Power: SW-1; (2)GE-70ton; RS-2; FM H-10-44; USRA 0-6-0, one at a time!
Locale: Non-Specific Northeast Industrial Area
Theme: Industrial Switching
Scenery: Mainly City Buildings
Control: Straight DC
Roadbed: Foam
Track: Walthers Code 83, Manual #4 Switches
Max grade: 0%
Minimum radius: 18"
Backdrop: Foamcore with Printed Backdrops
Fascia: None

Both are under construction, though Layout 1 is operational.