Peter's Model Railroading | My Library | Model Railroader 1990-08
Articles Listing

Making a Gradient Tool

Using a couple of pieces and a level, the author describes how he made a tool that quickly indicated the gradient of a section of benchwork, which will help in making sure that the sub-roadbed meets the designed gradient.

Manufacturers Build an Sn3 Layout

This article covers the layout that a group of manufacturers, who produce products for S and Sn3, built within a year, in time for the 1989 NMRA Convention in Houston, Texas. The layout is called the Durango, Rico & Northern RR. The L-shaped layout consists of a corner module that contains a wye, and four 5-foot modules, one on the short end of the "L" and three on the long end. Eighteen companies provided product and/or worked on the layout. The article includes photos of the layout and a track plan.