Bob's Track Plans

John wanted to model the famous Stampede Pass in Washington state in a long bonus room with sloping walls. He does not anticipate multiple operators or frequent guests so he was OK with the minimum 24" aisles that enabled a long and prototypically accurate mainline. The west staging level is actually between the lower and upper decks to give a spectacular eye-level view of the tunnel and the ability to run some nice helper service.

Luke came to me with an interesting prototype and an interesting space in which to model it. The Eastern Idaho RR is a collection of former UP branches in the namesake state. One segment begins in Idaho Falls, where it exchanges with the UP, and heads northeast and then southeast into the Grand Tetons. Luke had two modest-sized rooms connected by a narrow hallway, with unobstructed access needed to the utility room in the middle. We came up with an expansive double deck layou

Things are big in Texas, especially the purpose-built building Dave Oppedisano built when he moved there recently. Dave will once again...

This expansive N scale layout is loosely based on the Southern Pacific north of Dunsmuir, CA, allowing some flexible operating with an...

This is the second go-round for Ben who has a purpose-built hobby building with a basement measuring more than 40x40 feet devoted to his...

This 3-rail O scale layout fills most of Mike's basement. Primary purpose is running trains, but I added a workable yard and some...

Dan wanted to represent the bustle of downtown Chicago, with C&NW, Milwaukee Road, and El stations and tracks on one level, and the...

Southern Illinois rivals the Reading in Central Pennsylvania as the prototype to which I return the most, having done plans based on the...

Another repeat prototype since I did CP in the Rockies for Jeff Stuparyk in N Scale; however, Ken Whipple's version in HO is for the...

This is a near track-for-track representation of the grade east of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The 40" minimum radius and fifteen staging...