Bob's Track Plans

To give Shawn a yard, a double-track main, two commuter rail stations, and some scenic running in the California mountains we used two-turn helixes at either end of the visible main line. These permit the construction of a relatively large concealed staging yard with enough "finger room" to rerail and maintain trains. Shawn can set 2-4 trains orbiting on the mainline while working the yard and industries for a basic, but satisfying, operating pattern.

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

A really interesting contemporary prototype short line, the Central California Traction Company extends north from Stockton to Lodi, CA....

BNSF's San Jacinto Branch departs the main line a little west of San Bernardino, and recently became a route for MetroLink commuter...

Tom had no particular prototype in mind for his "retirement railroad," (thus the tongue-in-cheek name) but wanted a double track-main and...

A square 10'3" on a side is not a lot of room for HO, even when a closet can be de-doored and added to the available space. We squeezed...

Robin's huge railroad fills two rooms and surrounds a uniquely-shaped utility area with staging tracks. It includes a representation of...

The former Southern Pacific crossing of the Cascade mountains is one of the most famous stretches of mountain railroad in the world. ...

This elaborate design fits a version of the Southern Pacific Cascades crossing into a relatively small room by using up to three levels. See also the N scale version done for Craig Snyder. Download PDF