This small, portable N scale (1:160) layout is designed to create a big impression. To learn even more about the layout details, be sure to read the November 2023 issue of Model Railroader magazine. […]
Greg Albert’s Portable Steel Mill in N scale
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A portable steel mill layout in N scale
Facts & features Name: Steel mill with a twistScale: N (1:160)Size: 3′-0″ x 6′-8″Prototype: FreelancedLocale: Upper MidwestEra: Mid-20th centuryStyle: IslandMainline run: 17 feetMinimum radius: 11.25″Minimum turnout: NoneMaximum grade: NoneBenchwork: Hollow-core doorHeight: Varies by venueRoadbed: NoneTrack: Kato Unitrack and Bachmann E-Z TrackScenery: Extruded-foam insulation boardBackdrop: NoneControl: Direct-current cab control with Bachmann Auto-Reversing Systems Download a […]
The Pacific Southern Railway layout in HO scale
Facts & features Name: Pacific Southern RailwayScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 46 x 96 feet Prototype: FreelancedLocale: GenericEra: FlexibleStyle: WalkaroundMainline run: 1,000 feetMinimum radius: 48″ (main), 36″ (branch)Minimum turnout: no. 4, some hand-laidMaximum grade: 1.3% (main), 3.1% (branch) Benchwork: L-girderHeight: 36″ to 60″Roadbed: Cork on 1⁄2″ plywoodTrack: Visible track: handlaid code 100 (main), code 83 (yards), code […]
Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation
Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation: Cody Grivno answers viewer questions regarding what railfans mean by the term “tri-clops,” industries that receive coal, modeling at-grade crossings between two railroads, why the HO scale Soo Line Red Wing Division is his favorite Model Railroader project railroad, and more! Are you looking to learn more about your model […]
The Back Creek Paper layout in HO scale
Facts & features Name: Back Creek PaperScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 10 x 14 feetPrototype: Westvaco Pulp & Paper millLocale: Covington, Va.Era: 1974Style: around-the-wallsMainline run: 28 feetMinimum radius: 30″Minimum turnout: No. 6Maximum grade: none Download a PDF of this trackplan! Buy the October 2023 issue of Model Railroader! […]
The HO scale Central New York & New England layout
Facts & features Name: Central New York & New EnglandScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 11 x 19 feet plus 7 x 9-foot helix/staging areaPrototype: freelancedLocale: Maybrook, N.Y., areaEra: mid-1950sStyle: multi-deck walk-inMainline run: 120 feet visible plus 81 feet in helixMinimum radius: 36″Minimum turnout: No. 6 (main), No. 5 (industries)Maximum grade: 1.87% in helixBenchwork: open grid (lower […]
Model Railroader, November 2023
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Ask Trains.com August 2023 compilation part two
Ask Trains.com August 2023 compilation part two: In part two of the August AskTrains.com compilation, Cody Grivno answers viewer questions about well car gladhand connections, is joined by Roger Carp of Classic Toy Trains to answer why the most valuable Lionel steam locomotives aren’t always the most powerful pullers, and more! Are you looking to […]
Ask Trains.com August 2023 compilation part one
Ask Trains.com August 2023 compilation part one: Cody Grivno answers viewer questions on topics ranging from what to expect at a model train show to the frequency of maintenance on the diamond at Rochelle, Ill. In this episode, Cody is joined by Model Railroader‘s Bryson Sleppy Are you looking to learn more about your model […]
Model Railroader, October 2023
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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: […]
