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Badger-Mid-Western Railroad Co. "The Sawtooth Road"
Magazine:
All Scale Rails 2017-01/02
Page:
14
Author:
Bonnie Domrois
Scale:
N
A thorough description of Paul Hillmer's layout. Includes over 100 photos(!), and track plans.
Black Rock & Marmot
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1999-12
Page:
120
Author:
Clayton Barry
Scale:
N
Built into a 14' by 14' room, Ken Lass models both seashore and desert areas set in the 1960s.
Craig Goodwin's Commerce City Industrial Loop
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1991-06
Page:
70
Author:
Charles Stevens, Bruce Nall
Scale:
N
A group of guys built a layout that features a modern-day, busy industrial scene built into a garage, while still allowing access to the car.
Danny Dodson's N Scale Mississippi Valley Railroad
Magazine:
Railmodel Journal 1996-09
Page:
26
Author:
Danny Dodson
Scale:
N
The author describes how he designed and built this layout, which consists of NTRAK modules that are integrated into his home layout. Includes photos and a track plan of the layout.
Downe & Owite Division
Magazine:
N Scale Railroading 2003-03/04
Page:
50
Author:
Keith Thompson
Scale:
N
A visit to Ben Pearlman's layout.
Jeff Ashby's Chesapeake & Ohio Part II
Magazine:
N-Scale 2002-07/08
Page:
60
Author:
Dan Lewis
Scale:
N
This second installment covers how Jeff deals with real coal in his coal-hauling layout, and how he hand-lays code 40 rail using glue.
Michael Kuehn's Railroad
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1978-02
Page:
120
Author:
Michael Kuehn
Scale:
N
This is a 9-year-old's article on how a 4'x7' layout was transformed into a three-wall, around the wall layout was formed.
N Scale Mountain Action
Magazine:
Model Railroader 2003-11
Page:
86
Author:
Bernard Kempinski
Scale:
N
This article describes the D&RGW's climb over Soldier Summit in Utah, and how he modeled it. Scale track plan is included, as well as several prototype photos.
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in N Scale
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1978-08
Page:
82
Author:
Louis Fols
Scale:
N
A 9x11 room is used for this U-shaped layout. The author describes how he got back into the hobby
Pete Laier's N Scale B&M
Magazine:
Railroad Model Craftsman 1974-02
Page:
38
Author:
Dave Frary
Scale:
N
A roughly U-shaped layout with continuous running taking up about 13 by 10 feet. Lots of photos of this very busy layout (28 industries).
The Dakota Northern Railroad
Magazine:
Model Railroader 2000-04
Page:
108
Author:
Olaf Melhouse
Scale:
N
This around-the-wall with a peninsula layout has lots of space for staging, switching, and continuous loop operations. It fits in a 12 x 13 foot space in Fort Worth, Texas and models the Northern Dakota area set in 1975.
The N Scale Fitchburgh & Southbridge
Magazine:
Model Railroader 1988-02
Page:
92
Author:
Michael Tylick
Scale:
N
This 4'6" by 10'8" layout features a continuous-running mainline and several branches with a main yard for lots of switching. Despite its size, the overall photos show an impressively grand view of the layout, with tall mountains. The photos are all in black&white, but the shots are dramatic.