Rick Mugele's City Belt HO Switching Layout

This 42"X80" HO switching layout is based on real locations in the Oakland and Richmond, CA areas. While the radius and grades would be very challenging if built as drawn, a 5X8 or 5X9 space in HO would be a great layout. The layout and operation on it are described more fully in Layout Design News #8, August 1991, published by the Layout Design Special Interest Group. www.ldsig.net I wrote about this layout in my Blog: http://mrsvc.blogspot.com/2008/10/rick-mugeles-city-belt-inspirational.html