Model Railroad Design Aids

The Layout Design SIG has a number of tools and design aid available to help you get started with the layout of your dreams.

Design Primer

A primer on how to do good model railroad layout design.

Access it here.

Hints and tips

A number of hits and tips have been posted by LDSIG members to help you get going and to avoid common problems.

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Layout Projects

Descriptions of a few LDSIG member's layouts described to help you design your railroad.

(note:  we're no longer accepting new contributions for this section)