Layout planner for US track

Trackplanner at trackplanner.io plans model railroad layouts in the browser with the track you already have. Pick your brand to see which pieces are in the catalog.

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Your layout in 3D

Every plan opens in a 3D view as well. The one below uses Bachmann E-Z Track in HO with Walthers and Woodland Scenics structures: a depot and a water tank on the main line, a freight house and a grain elevator, each on a spur, and a short Main Street inside the loop. The 3D view is free. A scene like this one, with terrain, water and roads, needs Premium.

3D view of an HO layout with Bachmann E-Z Track. The line runs through a tunnel in the hill and crosses a creek on a bridge. A depot, a water tank and a freight house stand along the tracks, with a grain elevator beside a spur. Inside the loop are a short Main Street, a church, a farmhouse and a barn.

From parts list to hobby shop

Trackplanner doesn't sell track. When your plan is done, the parts list shows every piece with its part number, and the app suggests retailers where you can buy them. In the United States these are:

In Canada: Amazon.ca, Credit Valley Railway, Oakville Model Trains Depot, Otter Valley Railroad, Plaza Japan and Trainz.

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Inches, feet and Letter paper

Set the unit to inches and the app shows lengths and radii in inches, track totals in feet and areas in square feet. Printouts can use Letter paper.

Already planned somewhere else?

Trackplanner opens plans from these programs:

Trackplanner opens SCARM files. According to its developer, the Atlas Track Planning Software saves in the same format, but we haven't tried an Atlas file yet. How Trackplanner and the Atlas Track Planning Software compare →

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