The White River and Northern Model Railroad: Track Plans

Track Plans for All!

Even though I'm not a world-class planner, I happen to really enjoy it, and based on the responses I've received, people really like them—in fact, this page gets over 100 hits per day.

Here's a collection of plans I've done mostly for Railwire members. Except where noted, they're all N scale, and range in size from HCD (hollow core door) layouts to basement-filling empires. Feel free to use, modify or reproduce any of these plans. If you republish them, please link back to their source. Thanks!

Starter Layout #1	HO	48 x 96
Starter Layout #2	HO	48 x 96
South Richmond Industrial	N	96 x 96
SeaTac Industrial	N	96 x 96
Plummer Junction	N	96 x 96
Missouri Pacific Hoxie Sub	N	144 x 156
Cambridge Branch	N	80 x 60
Port Reading	N	96 x 96
Southern Pacific Sunset Route	HO	156 x 168
Lehigh & Hudson River Ogdensburg Branch	N	102 x 132
Arkansas Midland Railroad	N	132 x 144
Norfolk Southern Freehold Branch	N	36 x 80
Aberdeen & Rockfish	N	36 x 96
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad	N	60 x 132
Western Maryland Connellsville Sub	N	96 x 132
San Diego & Arizona Eastern	N	36 x 80
Old Colony & Newport	N	60 x 96
Aberdeen & Rockfish II	N	24 x 54
Leesburg Branch	N	52 x 108
Sunnyside Passenger Yard	N	84 x 138
Conrail Buffalo Line	N	116 x 160
PRR Juniata Division	N	80 x 86

My Own Track Plans

Here are just a few of the many plans I've done for myself. Some were nearly finished, some barely made it past benchwork, and some were merely doodles.

Newport & Rock Falls	N	48 x 60
White River & Northern I	N	36 diameter
White River & Northern II	N	216 x 288
White River & Northern III	N	120 diameter
White River & Northern IV	N	84 x 120
White River & Northern Va	N	120 x 138
White River & Northern Vb	N	180 x 276
White River & Northern Vc	N	48 diameter
Nameless Window Display Layout	Z	18 x 30
Nameless Shelf Layout	Z	12 x 30
James River Branch	Z	15 x 36
Reading and Northern	T	15 x 24
Cigar Box Layout	T	8 x 8.5

Even More Plans

Here's another eighteen compact plans designed for Z Scale sectional track; on top of that, I've developed several plans for T Gauge, for a grand total of over 60 track plans.

FAQ: I'm often asked what software I use for track planning. Generally I'll start a plan with AnyRail, which is the finest track planning software available, IMO. From there, I'll sometimes export the AnyRail plan into CorelDraw and/or Corel PhotoPaint to add buildings, scenery and other embellishments.

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