Use the innovative design ideas in Model Railroad Planning 2012 to get your layout plans off to a great start! Discover 10 ALL-NEW buildable HO, N, and O scale track plans, practical advice, construction tips, and inspiring features that include:
- Andy Sperandeo’s multi-level 40' square Santa Fe main line over torturous Cajon Pass
- New techniques for planning trackside structures using digital photos
- A novel double-mushroom design modeling the spectacular Canadian Pacific in British Columbia
- Achieving greater visual depth and space with open-sided structures
Included with this special issue is a BONUS PLANNING BOOKLET: Layout Design for Operation. This booklet features ideas for a prototypical layout operation including: How a busy model railroad freight yard works; Types of staging yards and how to use them effectively; Prototype passenger train servicing activities you can model and how to reproduce realistic engine terminal and caboose activities.
A Model Railroader special issue
