Track Plans

The last six months have been a unique challenge for me, I have not even had the motivation to move Playa Desnuda inside to my home office/loft, even though there is a perfect place for it. I have been thinking about building the new roundy round, Arroyo Tortuga a lot. […]

Found a possible prototype for the extension

December 1, 2013 in Details / local / Track Plans tagged prototype by John

So, Model Railroad Hobbyist E-Zine had a track planning contest to design and build a layout for $500. The $500 includes track, a power pack, motive power, cars, buildings and scenery. I went to Lowes and I bought three 1×4 furring strips, trimmed them down to size, used a pair of sides […]

trackplan refinements…and I built benchwork!

March 20, 2013 in Track Plans by John

Again, I am playing with more track plans, and here is one with 3 undetermined industries. This plan is only 10×72….

another idea….

February 11, 2013 in Track Plans by John

The wife and I did some long distance railfanning today (she called it hiking). We drove till the pavement ended and started to walk up the access road. The 2 mile hike up the mountain with the “CG” gave us a unique perspective of the Casa Grande Valley. It also […]

Sometimes, we just need to step back and look at ...

May 5, 2012 in Details / operations / Track Plans by John

I have been thinking that I need to design a new plan of Casa Grande. In the plans are Arizona Grain, the oil distribution company, and a cotton mill. I am going to use the Walthers ADM grain elevator for Arizona Grain, New Jersy Intl. has a oil company, add in […]

Playing with a new track plan….

May 11, 2011 in operations / Track Plans by John

Modeling the Pacific Electric in N Scale