Narrows Park T Gauge Train Ride

N Scale Amusement Park Train Ride in T Gauge

30 August 2019

Unless you have studied the history of railroads in the Cumberland, LaVale, Frostburg, Maryland area you may not know anything about Narrows Park.  The park was developed initially by the Cumberland Electric Railway to give customers a reason to ride their streetcars out of Cumberland to this park in LaVale.  A roller rink and furniture store live at that location now.  However if you look closely a residence that was part of the park is still there!

The park by an account I read somewhere had a train ride (and a roller coaster), though I know nothing more that that.  In N Scale an amusement park train ride is a tiny, tiny thing.  Well, perhaps still a bit large for N Scale, T Gauge (T Scale = 1:450) is only about 20" for N Scale.  So the concept is to develop an N Scale small train out of T Scale components with some custom 3D printed material.

For today, here is a concept for the track using standard T Scale rails and gauge and custom printed ties.  This concept is inspired by a design by Thomas Knapp for his Nn3 modeling work (thank you Tom!), and is not too dissimilar form Peco N Scale code 55 track.  So here it is, have a look.  Any thoughts or comments, email me (check the home page)!