Silverton Central track plan/sketch

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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Back in the middle to late 90’s, a track plan was published in MR for a Silverton Central layout. If memory serves, it was a 4 x 8 HO plan. Does anybody remember it? I have been through all my back issues, but can not locate it. Can anybody point me to the issue which contained this plan? Thank you. kent

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PRR.

I tried the Track Plan Data Base for MR AND NO LUCK…In order for that to be useful,in a search,you would need,the month and year,of the issue,Sorry can’t help you,maybe someone else can…

Good Luck,

Frank

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kent,

It’s not quite as your remrmber, but I found this in the MR Track Plan database:

http://mrr.trains.com/how-to/track-plan-database/2007/08/silverton-central-rr

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Frank & Mike,

Thank you for trying. That is not the plan. I had gone through the track plan database, but I think this plan predates the 1998’s starting point. The one I remember was a folded dog bone with a figure 8 at the mountain top. Had a small mine on the mountain, looped down to the bottom land to join a mainline leg, and a little bit of switching at a lowland mine/tipple.

I guess I will just keep looking through my back issues… I know it is there somewhere.

thanks. kent

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I found this, might be something there…

http://trc.trains.com/Train%20Magazine%20Index.aspx?view=ViewBook&bookId=277

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Hi Kent

the Cactus Valley by Dave Frary from the dec '98 issue does come close to your description.

You’ll find it in the database.

Paul.

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Kent,

When I used the MR.DataBase,I started,Jan,1990 and randomly,selected,about 4months,in that year. I did that,until,I got to 1993… Then I started,Jan 1994 and went through,every month,until Dec.1996,with no luck…I gave up at that point,it is time consuming,plus my fingers,told me it was time to quit,haha…It’s quite possible,that I could have missed it when I tried it randomly… Too bad you don’t have the month and year,but then again,If you did,you can find it,on your own…

Good Luck To You…

Cheers,

Frank

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I’m pretty positive this layout is in Lin Westcott’s original 101 track plans book, and it goes way back farther than the 1990’s, I remember this book back in the 70’s.

I recently got a copy of this book and I remember this layout because I thought it could be re-scaled to G for a compact outdoor layout.

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Just checked my copy of this book - no. it is not in there.

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I’ll have to check my copy, I’m pretty sure the layout the OP is describing is the same one I am thinking about.

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Group,

I STRUCK PAY DIRT !!!

I found the plan. A few things got mixed-up in my (old) memory… It is not the Silverton Central but the Silver City Central. It is not an HO layout, but an N layout. It is not a 4x8 but a 3.5x8…

December 1994 MR issue, pages 120, 121, 122. Design by Jim Kelly.

I paged past it two or three time in the past few weeks while searching my back issues.

Thanks to all that jumped in with a helping hand

kent

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Well the plan in 101 plans was #35: Denver & South Park RR for a 4x8.

Its similar to the description by the OP, glad you found the one you were looking for.

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hi gentlemen,

the link to the Silver City does not work properly, though when you google “Silver city central+modelrailroad” you’ll find the plan and some neat drawings.

However with 10" radii and grades up to 5% it’s not an easy starter layout.

Paul

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Kent,

You deserve,'‘A beating,’'LOL,Glad you found it!!! It’s fun getting old,ain’t it??

Cheers,

Frank