Tom’s been in touch again with his 4×8 N scale layout.
If you missed his last post, it’s here.
“I greatly appreciate the comments from your readers. Several had asked for the track plan. The Blue (DL&W), Red (PRR) and Green (RDG) are the three main railroad lines. There are two crossovers to be observed.
Mountains provide the cover for much of the ‘behind the scenes’ activity. The Orange sections are activated to run continuously over the three lines. The Yellow sections are sidings and a spur. The Purple section is a reversing line.
I have much wiring to make permanent to include a control box that must be disconnected when raising the layout to the ceiling.
Thank you for a great blog venue. Please know you have a positive fan base.
The photo below shows the 4′ X 8′ paper that I used to start the layout planning…before it was gridded for transfer to the plywood sheet underneath.
Much of the trackage shown on the left is hidden/covered by mountains running the 8′ length of the layout.
This photo shows the sheer cliff face, a segment of the old canal and between the train and rocks is the narrow road that existed. All lot of detail in a limited space. The Susquehanna River and town of Catawissa is to the left.
This shows the Walthers cement plant that replaced a small engine shed near the train wreck.
Thank you.
Tom”
Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
A big thanks to Tom for sharing his 4×8 N scale layout.
That’s all for today folks.
Please do keep ’em coming.
And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Best
Al
PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
PPS More N scale layouts here if that’s your thing.
it would be nice to see the video of toms layout, without interference from other stuff.
Smashing idea, it’s lovely to see a good effort to represent such a fascinating bit of railroad history in quite a tight space, well done.
Wow! Just fantastic, please do bring back more. All of us can’t get enough of your planning and application.
Waiting in Maryland.
Once again Tom presented a fascinating idea of a model railroad creation.
Nice lay out, good job ! To bad the video was only 8 seconds long though.
I like your plan
nice condensed layout. track layout plan easy to understand. good to see a train running. very interesting old photo. thanks for sharing.
it is absolutely amazing what can be done in n scale. keep it coming
Looks like home. I live in Bloomsburg PA, next to Catawissa. Will borrow some of Bob’s great ideas. This is a great area to model because there were so many different railroads in a small area. His layout is an inspiration