Library - Magazine Articles by Jim Fitzgerald

A Small Modular Home Layout

N-Scale 2000-05/06 pg. 31     Scale: N     Category: "Modules"

Two 3' x 3' end caps and a 2' x 6' NTRAK module make for a nice basic home layout. The track is a folded dogbone.

Ben Davis III

N-Scale 2000-09/10 pg. 53     Scale: (none)     Category: "Model Railroads and People"

Ben was the originator of NTRAK. He passed away in July 2000.

Expanding Your Modular Layout

N-Scale 2000-07/08 pg. 31     Scale: (none)     Category: "Modules"

Building a larger NTRAK layout using two end loops (E3 and E4), and three straight modules with lots of switching possibilities. This layout would be 2' x 19'. Another diagram is shown for a show layout using four corner sections and six straight sections, making a layout that is 6' x 20'.

Mountain Division Track Height

N-Scale 2002-10/11 pg. 63     Scale: N     Category: "Modules"

Why the mountain division track is 3-1/8" high.

Using DCC on NTRAK Modules

N-Scale 2002-07/08 pg. 55     Scale: N     Category: "DCC"

This one-page article describes how to wire NTRAK modules for DCC and includes a basic diagram. The real purpose of the article is to reference the web site that maintains the NTRAK DCC standard: http://trainweb.org/nrmrc