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A 4x13 Layout for Home and Road

This is a sectional layout that can be set up in a garage or transported in a minivan. It can be folded up. Included a detailed diagram showing how the benchwork was constructed.

A Small Layout with a Big Feeling

The author describes building a layout into a 7'x8' room enclosed in the garage.

A Visit to Ken Lawrence's Westchester Northern

A J-shaped shelf freelanced layout in an apartment. It features a suburban New York electric commuter line. The layout is very thin, but with the scenery it looks much bigger. A track plan is included.

A Window to Big Vistas

The author accomplished big vistas in his relatively small 7'x14' layout set in Western Montana in 1953. He spent two-and-a-half years building this layout with dramatic scenery.

C&O + C&O = C&O

A 4x6 layout modeling Cumberland & Ohio functioning as a bridge route for the Chesapeake & Ohio. It shows what can be done in a small area. Includes a track plan and several close-up photos.

Holland in HO

A 12'x15' layout built in Holland that features main line track, electrified track, and a steam tram branch. It is set in Holland in 1914.

Kevin Klettke's Washington Northern

The layout fits in about 12' by 8', and is set in 1995. The Washington Northern is a fictitious line. Includes a track plan of this switching layout.

My HOn3 Rio Grande Lande

The author describes his 4' by 10' layout as a large diorama. Beautiful scenery set in the 1950s Colorado.

Street Cars in a Coffee Table

Modeling the Pittsburgh area in the 1940s in a 2'3" x 5'2" coffee table in HO! Includes a track plan.

The HO Scale Arizona Southern

This 9' by 9' free-lanced layout is set in 1908 in southeastern Arizona. Includes photos and a trackplan.

The Kanawha Valley RR

Building a small West Virginia-based layout for the son of a friend.

The Southall Division of the Boston & Maine

A group of friends worked on this hobby shop layout (Maine Trains, South Chelmsford, MA). Features nice detail and a track plan to keep trains running.

Touring the Lowville & Beaver River RR

This brief article shows off photos of the RMC project layout.

Twenty-four Square Feet of Model Railroading Fun!

The author describes his 4'x6' layout.

Visiting the Hampshire County R.R.

An L-shaped, freelanced layout measuring 5 ft by 12 ft featuring the times of the Great Depression shows that a small layout can still provide lots of fun.

Visiting the Sicamous R.R.

The author describes the history of this L-shaped layout that he built out of two modules, with an added return loop in a closet.

Waterfront at Wiscasset

The author describes building a 4x8-foot waterfront layout in six months. Only includes photos of the layout.