Model Railroad Planning 2012 features one of my custom HO
layout design projects for a mid-sized space. As you may read about in the
article, my client was interested in a real-life setting in California 's
Central Valley , but it took some searching to find
just the right candidate location that met his layout vision.
The final design included hidden stub-end "X-factor"
staging tracks below and is just one more example of how an around-the room
design is so often superior to the "sacred sheet" HO 4X8 track plan folks are tempted to plunk down in a room that would hold something much better.
Editor Tony Koester and the Model Railroader staff did
a fine job on production (as always), and generous assistance from railroad author John Bergman, Dr. Jim Lancaster and John Signor provided classic images
of Reedley to complete the article.
