Layout design
Duluth & Iron Range, 1901
I have decided to jump back into the hobby with both feet last month, after a nine year hiatus. Life is what happens to you while making other plans, I guess. This will be my ninth layout that I've built either myself or as part of a group. The most recent one was intended to be a shelf type layout around the walls. Made of MDF boxes that sat on standard double-wide shelf brackets. This only made it to the sub-roadbed stage before new jobs for my wife and I, plus two different houses put it under the landfill equivalent of the scrappers torch.
Swiss 4x4 Layout
I haven't posted anything on these forums about my current layout I'm working on. I'll post the link to the nscale.net thread I started this layout on as to see all previous updates. It is a simple double track main with a spur, small yard, and an engine depot. It is loosely based on the Gotthard or Lötschberg Route in Switzerland in the 90's. It is when the SBB had the gray paint scheme on the Eurocity passenger cars, along with the extensive ad campaigns on the Re460's.
N&AC Track Plan
I can't believe I'm even considering this, but I am thinking of altering my track plan. Well, I love track planning, so that's no surprise. So, I thought I'd better start this thread so I can get opinions as I change my mind a million times over the next 15 years or so.
DOMTAR Pulp and Paper Mill
This thread documents the rebooted DOMTAR Pulp and Paper Mill layout.
I have decided to combine all of the separate layout blogs I have been posting into one by linking to the older ones below the track plan. I will post all further progress updates in this single blog.
The most recent version of the track plan will be posted at the top of the thread.
****Track Plan updated 19 Sep 21****
Progressive Rail in N Scale
Slowly building N Scale version of Progressive Rail in a 19" by 72" space. This railway is based on a prototype, and an article that appeared around 2002 in Model Railroader, which was designed for HO scale.
The goal is to use code 40 rail, and hand laid turnouts throughout the entire scene. Another goal is for this layout to fit in my camper, so I have something to work on at night when I travel and go camping.
Cornhill and Atherton - Lower deck construction
Now that the staging yard is complete I can build the rest of the lower deck:
The exit from the bottom of the helix runs into the small town of Glanton and then running over Insular Gorge (whopping big trestle here) enters Cornhill, where we interchange with the Antioch and Southern RR - actually the double ended staging yard that feeds either end of Cornhill.
Rob Clark
Stonehammer branch line terminus
Today I built a little coal dump to take a break from laying track.
Stein Jr's Website
Some time ago I had bookmarked the late Stein Jr.'s website - there were (are?) some great small layout designs on that site. Looking for one of his track plans the other day, I noticed the link was broken. A search of this forum and a Google search of the web doesn't seem to reveal the site location. I suspect it has been taken down or closed since his passing.
Does anyone know if this wonderful site has been archived or hosted by someone else? It would be terrible to lose such a wonderful resource!
Thanks!
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