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Library - Magazine Articles About Layouts - N - Large

Category Description: Large N-scale private or club layouts.

A Developing Basement Empire

Model Railroader 2006-09	Paul J. Dolkos	pg. 56	Scale: N
Monroe Stewart's Hooch Junction was covered in an Allen Keller video several years ago. Now it is covered in print. This large layout offers plenty of action.

A Visit to the Belmont Shore Club Open House

N Scale Railroading 2003-09/10	Flash Blackman	pg. 18	Scale: N
A photo essay highlighting some of the features of the club's layout. The layout is set in Southern California in the early 1950's.

Jeff Ashby's N Scale Chesapeake & Ohio

N Scale Railroading 2003-09/10	Dan Lewis	pg. 32	Scale: N
A photo essay of some highlights of Jeff's fantastic layout.

Out of the Rubble

Model Railroader 1999-11	Bill Pearce	pg. 70	Scale: N
This 20 by 22 foot layout is set in 1950 following the Raton Pass of the Santa Fe's New Mexico Division. It has just under 300 feet of mainline running. The layout was started after the owner couldn't one turnout to work on his previous layout. He wound up tearing it all out and starting over again.

Rob Carey's Colorado & Southwestern

Model Railroader 1987-12	Bob Flegal	pg. 112	Scale: N
This 13' by 16' basement layout features a lot of scenery and long trains. Under the layout, Rob built his children's O-scale Lionel layout.

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Appalachian Division

N Scale Railroading 2006-09/10	Dudley Ross	pg. 22	Scale: N
This 13' by 20' layout features mountain railroading, which was why the author chose N-scale. Fifteen years in the making, the layout has a lot of impressive scenery.

The Crandic Railway

N Scale Railroading 2006-07/08	Patrick Lana	pg. 26	Scale: N
A large 31' by 16' L-shaped island-style layout freelanced, but based on the Midwest. Includes many photos, and the large track plan. Sidebars on the software used for operations, the operating scheme, and working semaphores.