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I tried to put #10 together in AnyRail 7.? It was close as shown in the diagram, but not quite.? I agree that there was probably some "Fudging" to get the tracks to connect.

If they screwed (#4 screws) down the 90° crossing and the switches and used the 693 track locks then the rails would never come apart; the only problem for the trains would come if when "fudging" two connected track sections formed a kink.

Track Plans for model trains by Linn Westcott from 1956 has 70 track plans for S Gauge both small and large, even point to point shelf type.? As a matter of fact on the cover is an American Flyer Layout with a teenager running trains and has five 720/26760 switches.? There is an index in the back of the book giving the area required and notes for cutting rails if necessary.

I am recreating all of the plans that will fit my 6' x 10' (four 2-1/2' x 6' resin tables) area in AnyRail 7.

Mike Cronin

On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 2:22?PM Larry Shughart via <larryshughart=[email protected]> wrote:

In My experience building many AF track layouts, this is very "fudge-able".? ?i would start by trying to eliminate all the short sections, and even try to fudge the 4" into a half straight, and the 8" into a 10".? ? it might not be exactly parallel and square, but that looks more realistic anyways.? or use a dremel.? ?track is no longer worth anything at train shows.? ?cut it up and make your joints nice and tight.??

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And, to improve upon Gilbert's less than optimal design i would :

- slide that bottom switch to the left by two pieces of straight to eliminate the double S curve, which would make the trains look much nicer going through it

- Extend all of the sidings to as long as i can get them to support more cars

- add another pair of switches by replacing the last curves before the vertical straight section on the left side of the layout to create two seperate loops so two trains could operate simultaneously.? the whole layout would shift to the right a bit, but still be within the 11' grid.? ? ?

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i had a 6' x 10' table for years that i built a number of different layouts on, all with AF sectional track.? ? it was a very good compromise on size.? ?small enough to fit into any room, but large enough to support two loops, various over/under layouts, and lots of buildings and accessories.? ?

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?7 x 11 opens up significantly more possibilities, particularly enabling the addition of the switching yard.