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Magazine Articles By Jim Fitzgerald

 

A Small Modular Home Layout

Magazine:

N-Scale 2000-05/06

Page:

31

Category:

Modules

Scale:

N

Two 3' x 3' end caps and a 2' x 6' NTRAK module make for a nice basic home layout. The track is a folded dogbone.

Ben Davis III

Magazine:

N-Scale 2000-09/10

Page:

53

Category:

Model Railroads and People

Ben was the originator of NTRAK. He passed away in July 2000.

Expanding Your Modular Layout

Magazine:

N-Scale 2000-07/08

Page:

31

Category:

Modules

Building a larger NTRAK layout using two end loops (E3 and E4), and three straight modules with lots of switching possibilities. This layout would be 2' x 19'. Another diagram is shown for a show layout using four corner sections and six straight sections, making a layout that is 6' x 20'.

Mountain Division Track Height

Magazine:

N-Scale 2002-10/11

Page:

63

Category:

Modules

Scale:

N

Why the mountain division track is 3-1/8" high.

Using DCC on NTRAK Modules

Magazine:

N-Scale 2002-07/08

Page:

55

Category:

DCC

Scale:

N

This one-page article describes how to wire NTRAK modules for DCC and includes a basic diagram. The real purpose of the article is to reference the web site that maintains the NTRAK DCC standard: http://trainweb.org/nrmrc