BANTRAK follows FreemoN national standards except for differences or extensions listed here.

The Free-moN standard was created by Wesley Steiner in 2002 and published in early 2004. It is actively maintained by the national Free-moN Steering Committee. The purpose of Free-moN is to raise the bar in N Scale modular railroading.

Free-moN Highlights

The following list summarizes the spirit and benefits of Free-moN over existing modular N scale standards:

• Designed to satisfy the needs of the advanced modeler over the needs of the beginner and general public.
• Incorporates a comfortable working and viewing height for adults of 50" from the floor.
• Specifies Code 55 rail for the main with a minimum 22" radius and #6 turnouts.
• Encourages layouts that are optimized for prototypical look and operations by specifying the mainline runs down the middle of the module.
• Maximizes flexibility for module design and shape by specifying only the end-plate interface and mainline track standards.
• Standardized scenery at the end-plates (to merge visually with adjacent modules).
• DCC/LocoNet/Digitrax control throughout for maximum flexibility.

These standards allow for module construction that is free form between the end-plates resulting in flexible and adaptable layout configurations to fit any available space.

Free-moN in Bantrak

A sub group within Bantrak (Bantrak Free-moN Group – BFG) demonstrated a setup of four Free-moN modules at the March 2022 Bantrak meeting. Bantrak agreed to support Free-moN as an alternate standard within the club. The Bantrak Free-moN Group is following the national Free-moN standard with several Bantrak specific recommended practices to promote ease of integration with other Bantrak Free-moN modules. Questions or Comments on Bantrak Free-moN should be directed toward John Hale and/or Eric Payne.