Here some examples I have found by searching the Internet.Īvalon Road. Several railroad clubs have a section or module for a switchback line, especially in USA. In large layouts switchbacks are sometimes used for a branchline up a steep mountain side to a mine or logging site. Vandalia Short Line a switching layout inspired by Gum Stump & Snowshoe but considerably larger 1.5x10 feet (45x300 cm). It uses a switchback to bring the logs down from the landing up in the woods to the spot where they are dumped in the river to float down to the sawmill. Matson's Landing is two 48"x9" micro layouts placed back to back. The layout is intended for 16.5 mm gauge (HO, On30 or Gn15) in 1x4 feet (30x120 cm). Magic Fingers Mine is an ore-mining railway that uses a switchback to climb the hill to a mine. This layout has often been imitated, especially in exhibition layouts. Together with over 150(!) other micro layouts.Īn early example is Gum Stump & Snowshoe RR by Chuck Yungkurth described in the September 1963 issue of The first three examples below are presented in Carl Arendt's website for Micro layouts (). Zigzags (or switchbacks) have been used in some small layouts to connect a lower main station to an upper station with a mine, logging site or industrial plant. Small layouts - Large layouts - Virtual reality Links to Model Railroads with Zigzags (Switchbacks), Bo Justusson
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