Need some help with my model railroad here.?

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Question by the_movies_mongul: Need some help with my model railroad here.?
I want to find a good, inexpensive, yet still reliable, model railroad design. I have 2 sheets of 4×8 plywood, I believe, I haven’t measured the other piece of plywood yet. I also have like, at least a hundred or more pieces of track to work with. It NEEDS to be DC. There’s also 2 pieces of foam I have. I want to use both sheets of plywood. I will take any design that’ll fit into a medium-sized room. I also have 6 engines, 15 or so freight cars, 5 passenger cars, and some assorted scenery along with buildings. Thanks to those who may be reading this, and possibly, answering because this is THE longest question I have asked.
Just measured the other sheet of plywood. it’s like, 10×14, I belive. I’m hoping to make a little yard for my layout, been experimenting with different combos, VERY hard to find the right one. Thanks for reading my queestion again.
Another thing, I’m modeling in HO scale.

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Answer by Bonnie B
This looks like it could help a little

http://www.model-train-help.com/sample-pages.html

http://www.housatonicrr.com/yard_des.html

http://www.hrtrains.com/classnotes13.html

Well this will give a little of starting information. Go to your local library I bet you will find lots of ideas there.

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LAYING TRACK. #4 OF THE BUILDING A MODEL RAILROAD SERIES. A GREEN FROG PRODUCTION. VHS

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Purchase at — www.greenfrog.com (Including Switches) After the layout is designed and the benchwork built, the usual place for modelers to next turn is to the laying of track. This video covers many techniques for laying Atlas Code 83 flex track and turnouts for smooth operation.
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2 Responses to “Need some help with my model railroad here.?”


  1. This is the site you need. It is the National Model Railroad Association of America’s site. They have information on layouts. I’m sure they would be more than happy to help another railroad enthusiast.
    http://www.nmra.com/


  2. You can read books and you can view videos, but one of the most informative sources of information is to check the current and back issues of model train magazines and for really personal attention check out and become a forumite on one or more of these depending upon what RR scale you are modeling in:
    http://www.the-gauge.com/index.php?

    http://www.3rdrail.com/cgi-local/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

    http://www.trains.com/trc/cs/forums/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=8

    http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/1/434295/ShowPost.aspx#434295

    http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/

    and my favorite since I model O gauge:
    http://ogaugerr.infopop.cc/eve/forums

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