3 EAST ASH ST.
P.O. BOX 884
LOMBARD, IL 60148
The "train room" is 60'X98'. This is the track plan for the upper level. The line enters the room from the upper left (25'X35' "clubroom" - not shown). It follows the walls for approximately 230' and will represent an urban-to-rural line similar to the Burlington Racetrack from Chicago. It then crosses the aisle (upper right) and diverges into four separate routes. Two of the routes descend via a helix and are on the lower level. A stud wall (represented by red line) supports 2 levels on each side of a drywall backdrop. The nominal shelf width is 24" while minimum aisle width is 48". Each of these routes is approximately 7 scale miles and can be operated by itself, as a pair, or end-to-end. If operated end-to-end, the railroad is 32 scale miles long.
The mainline is code 83 flextrack while sidings and secondary track is code 70. A minimum 48" radius with easements is specified in club standards for mainline trackage with most curves well above that with a few over 100" radius. Maximum mainline grade is 1.25%. Mainline turnouts are #8 minimum with larger sizes being used where possible.
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