{"id":171,"date":"2019-05-14T01:07:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T01:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:30:37","slug":"new-layout","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/new-layout\/","title":{"rendered":"Track Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a9cfa6c4d9e3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a9cfa6c4d9e3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MI-track-plan-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1942\" srcset=\"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MI-track-plan-1024x670.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MI-track-plan-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MI-track-plan-768x503.jpg 768w, http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MI-track-plan-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MI-track-plan-2048x1340.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MI-track-plan-458x300.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name: Missouri-Illinois Railroad, Ste Genevieve Subdivision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scale: O scale Proto48 (track gauge = 1.177 inches)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locale: Ozark foothills in eastern Missouri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modeling era: 1950&#8217;s to mid-1960&#8217;s &#8212; 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