Editing N scale (section)

== Notable layouts ==
[[Image:Ngauge-rail.jpg|thumb|right|N gauge track]]

* Wolfgang Frey's "Stuttgart Hbf" layout is a replica of the [[Stuttgart main railway station]] started in 1978. The layout features a detailed signalling system. Following Frey's death in 2012, the layout was due to be opened as a public exhibit in 2017.{{update-inline|date=December 2024}} <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.stellwerk-s.de/| language=de| title=(home)| website=Stellwerk S}}</ref>
* The [[San Diego Model Railroad Museum]] in California, United States, houses one of the largest N-scale layouts in the world{{snd}} {{convert|1200|sqft|m2}}{{snd}} called the Pacific Desert Lines.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sdsons.org/mis%20docs/pdl.html| title=Pacific Desert Lines| website=San Diego Society of N Scale}}</ref> It has about {{convert|33|mi|km|adj=pre|scale}} of mainline track, over 500 hand-made turnouts and models of several local landmarks,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sdsons.org/depot/pdlphotos2.html| title=PDL Gallery Two| website=San Diego Society of N Scale}}</ref> including the Carrizo Gorge's [[Goat Canyon Trestle]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sdsons.org/mis%20docs/trestle.html| title=Goat Canyon Trestle| website=San Diego Society of N Scale}}</ref> and [[Palomar Observatory]]. The model of the Santa Fe depot was featured on the cover of ''[[Model Railroader]]'' magazine.{{cn |date=May 2025}} The layout can be operated by manual or computer control.
* The Clinchfield layout was built in 1978 by Gordon Odegard and featured in a series of articles for ''Model Railroader'' magazine. The article series was reprinted in the book ''Modelling the Clinchfield in N Scale'' by [[Kalmbach Publishing]]. The Clinchfield layout measured {{convert|6|by|13|ft|m}} and used an aluminum frame with [[styrofoam]] construction to cut down on weight. it was awarded the grand prize in a 1984 sweepstakes,{{cn |date=May 2025}} and was shown at the 2008 N Scale Collectors National Convention in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].