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...

Always a bit of a challenge to design for already-completed benchwork, but I was pleased with this design for the former Western Maryland...

Casey wanted to model a portion of the Union Pacific's "Spine Line" north of Des Moines. It fit nicely at one end of a 10' wide room,...

The sloping ceilings of Jim's attic room provided some challenges for designing for the long trains and multiple engine terminals he...

John wanted to model the Marshall SUb, which runs Northwest from Sioux Falls, SD up to a small yard in Willmar, MN where it joins the...

Mason wanted to model the Frankfort Sub in Indiana. This pure walk-in design includes a CSX interchange and working version of the...

This freelanced Norfolk Southern pike was designed to fit pre-built benchwork in Denny's attic. We worked in a classic...

Rob had his benchwork built, but with the addition of a long bridge across the entranceway we completed a functional version of St....

I designed several versions of this prototype, CSX's Indianapolis Subdivision, which runs through southeastern Indiana between its...

Podcaster Scotty Mason ran a contest to design a model railroad for the modest space in his new house. I won! This is based on the PC...