Category Archives: Layout Design

Design of my SR&RL and/or general thoughts on Model Railroad Layout Design

Farmington Faithful for Harry

Posted on November 29, 2015 by narrowtracks

Harry Downey just yesterday posted a Farmington design challenge to the Sn2_Trains yahoogroup.  Here is what he wrote: I’ve finally gotten the time to get back to some serious work on the layout. I left off at the track work … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmington, Free-mo, Layout Design, Trackplanning | 2 Comments

Setting the grade

Posted on November 27, 2015 by narrowtracks

In a an earlier post, I tested how many cars an Sn2 Forney could pull.  Click here to see post and watch video.  In that post I showed how many cars an Sn2 Forney could pull on level track and … Continue reading →

Posted in Layout Design, Operations, TNT | 3 Comments

Concept for a trackplan – Too many cakes? or not enough?

Posted on November 23, 2015 by narrowtracks

Some model railroaders have a passion for just one railroad and can just focus on it and go go go.  I on the other hand like just about all models of trains and many prototype railroads and I’m just not … Continue reading →

Posted in Layout Design, Trackplanning | 3 Comments

Dream Sn2 SR&RL: Concept #6 – Partial Double Deck

Posted on November 4, 2012 by narrowtracks

A concept diagram is a sketch to see what will fit into a given space.  Additionally, I can use the profile capabilities in XTrkCAD to estimate track length and grades.  Only the fittest concepts move on to become detailed plans. … Continue reading →

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Dream Sn2 SR&RL: Concept #5- Another attempt at Single Deck

Posted on November 3, 2012 by narrowtracks

A concept diagram is a sketch to see what will fit into a given space.  Additionally, I can use the profile capabilities in XTrkCAD to estimate track length and grades.  Only the fittest concepts move on to become detailed plans. … Continue reading →

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Dream Sn2 SR&RL: Concept #4- Another Partial Mushroom

Posted on November 3, 2012 by narrowtracks

A concept diagram is a sketch to see what will fit into a given space.  Additionally, I can use the profile capabilities in XTrkCAD to estimate track length and grades.  Only the fittest concepts move on to become detailed plans. … Continue reading →

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Dream Sn2 SR&RL: Concept #3- Partial Mushroom

Posted on November 3, 2012 by narrowtracks

A concept diagram is a sketch to see what will fit into a given space.  Additionally, I can use the profile capabilities in XTrkCAD to estimate track length and grades.  Only the fittest concepts move on to become detailed plans. … Continue reading →

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Dream Sn2 SR&RL: Concept #2- Two Deck + Mushroom

Posted on November 2, 2012 by narrowtracks

A concept diagram is a sketch to see what will fit into a given space.  Additionally, I can use the profile capabilities in XTrkCAD to estimate track length and grades.  When available, I add additional details. The second concept is … Continue reading →

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Dream Sn2 SR&RL: Concept #1- Single Deck

Posted on November 2, 2012 by narrowtracks

A concept diagram is a sketch to see what will fit into a given space.  Additionally, I can use the profile capabilities in XTrkCAD to estimate track length and grades.  When available, I add additional details. The first concept is … Continue reading →

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Prototype Trackplan: Sn2 K&DR (Part 7: Staging & Continuous run)

Posted on June 1, 2012 by narrowtracks

RELATED POSTS Prototype Trackplan:  Sn2 K&DR (Part 1: Overview) Prototype Trackplan:  Sn2 K&DR (Part 2: Prototype and Modeling Information) Prototype Trackplan:  Sn2 K&DR (Part 3: Concepts) Prototype Trackplan: Sn2 K&DR (Part 4: Testing Bigelow) Prototype Trackplan: Sn2 K&DR (Part 5: … Continue reading →

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