Bob's Track Plans

I developed two plans for the UP's route from Des Moines north to Nevada, IA. This is the HO version, published in the April 2017 issue...

Another in my Hershey-inspired pikes based on former Reading Lines through central Pennsylvania. This design uses an unusual wye...

Another popular plan, published in Model Railroader, based on the BNSF and its junction with the shortline CDCS. Download PDF

Noted Reading modeler Rob Hinkle wanted an HO scale version of the former Reading line from Lebanon to Hummelstown. We took advantage of...

A three level monster to be built after several overseas tours of duty, very true to the MP in Kansas. Download PDF

This is a partial triple-decker. With a relatively generous space for N scale, it uses a "mole" for staging and connections between...

A true "mushroom" plan made possible by Leo's desire to model the south (downstairs) and D&RGW in Colorado (upstairs). Download PDF

This plan for the Union Pacific mainline through Las Vegas, NV was done to fit my daughter's bedroom and later published in Model...

HO basement-sized plan for a fascinating segment of the Boston & Maine West End where the double-track main split, crossed over itself,...

My second published track plan. I originally entitled it "The Hunt Country RR" because this line runs through the incredibly scenic Hunt...