C&O Rend Branch, WV track plan HO
- Size: 10′ x 11′
- Scale: HO
- Minimum Radius: 30″
- Minimum Aisle Width: 60″
- Designed by Dan Bourque
The C&O’s Rend Branch was part of the maze of C&O branches that wound out from Thurmond, WV. The 4-mile long branch extended off the Loup Creek Branch and was home to a handful of coal tipples.
The Layout
This layout is designed to fit into a relatively small bedroom and focuses on the C&O’s Rend Branch, a small steam-era coal branch near Thurmond, WV. The branch exended from the Loup Creek Branch and was only about four miles long. This track plan is based on 1921 track charts and … Read more
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