Taking over a friend's module who has passed away.

Two 3' x 3' end caps and a 2' x 6' NTRAK module make for a nice basic home layout. The track is a folded dogbone.

How Free-mo modules are constructed.

In this installment the author deals with transporting his equipment safely to a show. He describes the cabinets he built to house the plastic bins that hold all of his equipment. Includes diagrams and some construction photos.

The article gives a heads-up of the various clubs involved in the N-scale Convention in San Diego, CA in August, 2005. It also includes the proposed module layout plan, and photos of several modules. http://www.socaln.com/

Photos of a well-detailed N-Trak module.

The author had a hard time building a full layout, so he decided to join a club and built this module. Includes a trackplan.

Building a larger NTRAK layout using two end loops (E3 and E4), and three straight modules with lots of switching possibilities. This layout would be 2' x 19'. Another diagram is shown for a show layout using four corner sections and six straight sections, making a layout that is 6' x 20'.

NTrak module that models a deep canyon. Built using foam.

An HO-scale modular layout based on the prototype covered in another article of this issue of the magazine.

While in between layouts, the author built this module. Photos are close-ups of the highlights of the module.

Constructing modules that have an 8-foot radius.

Why the mountain division track is 3-1/8" high.

This module shows a 1950's airport, with lights, buildings, mirror, airplanes, and much vertical scenery. Includes a road with bridges that goes under the track.

On November 11, 1990 twelve Ntrak clubs got together and build a 21.3 scale mile H-shaped layout from 176 modules. Shows an overall photo and several modules.

Photos of modules accompany this article where Jim covers the history of NTrak, how it influenced modular layouts in other scales, and why NTrak has been so successful. A sidebar about Jim Fitzgerald honors the man who spearheaded the NTrak movement.

A 6' x 4' module made to show the mainline running on an embankment along the east shoreline of the Mississippi river. It has hidden staging, and can be run automatically. The scenery and water are very realistic looking.

Shows how to build small 5" x 5" (or multiples thereof) dioramas that can be interchanged on an NTRAK module so that the same module will look differently from time to time.

The authors describe the new standard based on the Japanese idea of super-small modules that can be put together to build a large N-scale layout.

This article describes a lift gate, step-up module that is used to gain access to the inner area of an N-Trak set-up. Most of the time, club members have to climb under the modules, but this provides an alternative. Includes close-up construction photos.

A description of how this club's 20 modules were built, and what the various members of the club do.

A module built in 1973, completely scratchbuilt by a first-time modeler.

The author is proposing three standards for interchangable modular layouts using traction, as inspired by the NTrak standard. The standars are "rural/farm", "big city", and "heavy electric" modeling. Various track plans and model photos of the author's modules are included.

Building modules with a visual continuity modeled after the Pacific Northwest as part of the club.

8' x 8' corner module.

The article includes photos of the module, as well as a track plan drawing.