I am about to build a layout loosely based on Norfolk & Western in N-scale. In one issue of MR or GMR I read an article about Peter Laier´s Arcadia Central, that layout would suit my available space fine and I going to borrow some ideas and get inspiration.
Does anyone remember what magazine and issue this layout was described?
Regards
Lucidor from Sweden
March 1995. Funny, I went looking for that particular article myself about 3 weeks ago…
Thank´s mate. I will look it up and get inspired on a more detailed level.
//Lucidor
I remember that layout. It had an interesting track plan, so I tried looking it up in the Layout DataBase. There are no entries prior to Jan 98, even though there are the Monthly headings that go back much farther. I was a little disappointed. Can anyone explain this?
Don
Hi
the Arcadia Terminal Street and Dock by Peter Laier can be found in "101 more Track Plans " on page 31; the book is published by our host. Date of entry is September 1977 however, so a pretty long time ago.
A U-shaped 6,5 x 9 layout with loads of switchbacks.As usual model railroad designers are creating waterways way to narrow for ships to navigate safely.
Anyway, with 2 feet wide shelves, a plan for switching. With a little bit of effort the plan could be redone in a more contemporary way.
Smile
Paul
The 1977 version is a steam logging layout, where the 1995 is an urban switching layout with modern equipment.
The layout database entries are since MR went to digital creation of track plan art. These are probably easier to bring to the internet with good quality.
hi,
The 1995 layout is not that modern. Peter Laier want us to believe his present layout is in 1990. As far as the engines and some of the vehicles he is correct, though looking at the buildings, the short spurs, small industries and the chosen freightcars his layout looks a lot like one of the 50’s.
And again, lots of switchbacks, even double switchbacks, with very short tails are omnipresent. Not every one’s piece of cake.
Pete Laier suggested he operates his layout with some friends. The trackplan however is making running 2 trains at a time not easy; especially since both has to perform difficult switchback moves with runarounds. He might operate his layout in engineer switch-man fashion however.
The layout is looking great, though build rather low. It is up to you to make the design choices.
Lucidor, did you found the plan?
Smile
Paul