October - 2014

Track Plans Gallery

On this page you can view many of the layout designs I have created for other modelers in recent years. You can use the filter buttons and site search to locate plans by scale, prototype, state, size, and other characteristics.

I use a simple 2D CAD program called MacDraft to do my layout planning. It is not specialized for model railroading, but I've been using it a long time and it meets my needs.

Here are a couple of resources that you can freely download and distribute for non-commercial purposes:

Bob's Track Planning Questionnaire is the document I use to gather basic information for designing a plan. It might help you organize your own "Givens n' Druthers." It's a fillable Microsoft Word doc.

Bob's Curve and Grade Calculator is an Excel spreadsheet with multiple tabs. It can calculate the length of tracks at various curve radii and grades, along with train lengths and other functions for N, HO, S, and O scales. Have fun.

Craig Snyder's UP in the Cascades

The former Southern Pacific crossing of the Cascade mountains is one of the most famous stretches of mountain railroad in the world. This is one of two versions I designed; the other was an HO version for John Caffarelli.

Mike Stine's Conrail Bald Eagle Branch

This plan, representing Contrail's branch south of Lock Haven, PA was featured in Model Railroader in June, 2015 and also in a 3D version on MR Video Plus.