Ron's Trains N Things

The resources below are available for free download for personal use. Resale or use for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Texas Colorado & Western Track Plan PDF

I am often asked about the track plan for my Texas Colorado & Western layout. Below is the track plan as produced with AnyRail 6. North Yard is on the lower deck, while the small yard on the upper deck is Wichita Falls Yard.

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Lumber Loads for Center beam Flatcars

Below are 6 files with covers for N scale shrouded lumber loads for center beam flatcars. The first file fits 69′ cars and the next 5 files fit 79′ cars. Below the files you will find a video demonstrating how I use these covers to create great looking loads. Please note that I created these load files myself and give permission to use them as you wish.

69′ Palco Lumber Load

79′ Weyerhaeuser Lumber Load

79′ Jackpine Lumber Load

79′ Weyerhaeuser Partial Lumber Load v1

79′ Weyerhaeuser Partial Lumber Load v2

79′ Riverside Lumber Load

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The following video will show you how I produced the lumber loads from the files above as well as intermodal containers from the files below the video. (Intermodal containers are at time stamp 29:27.) NOTE: since producing the video I have started connecting the halves of the lumber loads together with button magnets mounted on the back of each half. This allows the loads to be added and removed much more easily and efficiently.

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Intermodal Containers

The following files include 12 (3/file) N scale 48′ intermodal containers. These can be printed on cardstock, cut out, and folded into containers that can be used as stand-ins in intermodal trains or make background stacks in an intermodal yard. A demonstration of how I used these container files is included in the video above (time stamp 29:27). PLEASE NOTE: these files were shared with me years ago with the understanding that I could share them at will. It has come to my attention that nearly identical files (and many more of them) are freely available at https://krafttrains.com. I share the link as an additional resource and because I cannot verify the origin of these files with confidence.

Intermodal Containers v1

Intermodal Containers v2

Intermodal Containers v3

Intermodal Containers v4

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