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The Flushing & Brooklyn RR in HO scale
Facts & features Name: The Flushing & Brooklyn RRScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 3 x 6 feetPrototype: freelanceLocale: Flushing Village, N.Y.Era: 1838Style: portable tabletopMainline run: 12 feetMinimum radius: 15″Minimum turnout: No. 5Maximum grade: noneBenchwork: open gridHeight: 34″Roadbed: noneTrack: Atlas sectional, Peco turnoutsScenery: Woodland Scenics ground foamBackdrop: painted plywoodControl: direct current Download a PDF of […]
The HO scale Cascade & Twin Mountain RR
Facts & features Name: Cascade & Twin Mountain RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 16′-6″ x 21′-0″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: Colorado Era: early 1960s Style: walkaround Mainline run: 247 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: No. 6 Maximum grade: 2.75% Benchwork: open grid Height: 54″ Roadbed: cork, Homasote in yard Track: code 100 flextrack Scenery: […]
Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part two
Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part two: Cody Grivno answers viewer questions regarding weathering freight car trucks, accurately scratchbuilding a switcher locomotive interior using prototype references, passenger train departure and arrival announcement recordings, and more! Are you looking to learn more about your model railroad, or do you have questions about full-size trains? We’d love […]
Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part one
Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part one: Cody Grivno discusses scratchbuilding HO scale crossing gates, graffiti on MR&T freight cars, and answers more viewer questions! Are you looking to learn more about your model railroad, or do you have questions about full-size trains? We’d love to hear from you! Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com, […]
Model Railroader, September 2023
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The HO scale Norfolk Southern Salem Division
Facts & features Name: Norfolk Southern Salem DivisionScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 15 x 34 feetPrototype: Norfolk Southern Locale: Salem, Va.Era: summer 1991Style: walkaroundMainline run: 80 feetMinimum radius: 22″ (branch), 25″ (main)Minimum turnout: No. 6Maximum grade: 1.5%Benchwork: open gridHeight: 40″ to 46″Roadbed: corkTrack: Atlas code 83 flextrack with Peco and Shinohara turnoutsScenery: extruded-foam insulation board and Woodland […]
The On30 Narragansett Railroad layout
Facts & features Name: Narragansett RailroadScale: On30 (1:48)Size: 24 x 22 feet Prototype: freelancedLocale: Rhode IslandEra: 1929 to 1935Style: walk-inMainline run: 150 feetMinimum radius: 18″Minimum turnout: No. 4Maximum grade: noneBenchwork: open gridHeight: 57″Roadbed: noneTrack: flextrackBackdrop: hand-painted tempered hardboardControl: direct current Download a PDF of this trackplan! Buy the August 2023 issue of Model Railroader! […]
Ask Trains.com June 2023 compilation part two
Ask Trains.com June 2023 compilation part two: Cody Grivno answers questions regarding figures seen in the pages of Model Railroader, the compatibility of track from different manufacturers, and more! Are you looking to learn more about your model railroad, or do you have questions about full-size trains? We’d love to hear from you! Send us […]
Model Railroader, August 2023
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Ask Trains.com June 2023 compilation part one
Ask Trains.com June 2023 compilation part one: Cody answers viewer questions regarding the EMD NW5 diesel locomotives, O scale vehicles compatible with Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletop role-playing games, purchasing a diesel locomotive headlight, and more! Are you looking to learn more about your model railroad, or do you have questions about full-size trains? […]
The St. Paul & Southern layout in HO scale
Facts & features Name: St. Paul & SouthernScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 24 x 28 feetPrototype: Chicago & North Western’s “Spine Line”Locale: Minnesota, Iowa, and MissouriEra: 1995Style: Walk-inMainline run: 200 feetMinimum radius: 36″Minimum turnout: No. 6Maximum grade: FlatBenchwork: Open gridHeight: 47″Roadbed: CorkTrack: Micro Engineering flextrackScenery: Extruded-foam insulation boardBackdrop: Painted tempered hardboardControl: Switchable between DC cab control and MRC Prodigy […]
