Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller welcomes star of Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Drew Halverson and Trains associate editor, Mr. Steve Sweeney on The Roundhouse set to talk modern railroading, including discussions about current motive power offerings, the state of passenger/commuter service, favorite North American railfan locations, […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller welcomes star of Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Drew Halverson and Trains associate editor, Mr. Steve Sweeney on The Roundhouse set to talk modern railroading, including discussions about current motive power offerings, the state of passenger/commuter service, favorite North American railfan locations, […]
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Name: Union Pacific Daneville Subdivision Layout designer: Pelle Søeborg Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11 x 22 feet Prototype: Union Pacific and BNSF Locale: freelanced, inspired by the Mojave Desert in Southern California Era: present Style: walk in Mainline run: 59 feet (excluding hidden staging) Minimum radius: 33″ (main), 31″ (sidings) Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), […]
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Chicago might have more trains, and St. Louis a big shiny arch, but Kansas City is the ton-mile king, with over 1 billion tons passing through the city (or above it, on flyovers) in 2003. That is 15 percent more tons than Chicago. What is remarkable about K.C. is its sheer growth, from 378 million […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this eposide of Cody’s Workshop, MR’s Cody Grivno heads to the workshop to show you how to add number board decals to a diesel locomotive. He also shares how to use a leather punch to cut discs from styrene. Also stay tuned […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this eposide of Cody’s Workshop, MR’s Cody Grivno heads to the workshop to show you how to add number board decals to a diesel locomotive. He also shares how to use a leather punch to cut discs from styrene. Also stay tuned […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In November’s Workshop, Cody shows you how to equip a freight car with a functioning end of train device. He also shares how to use a handy jig to space railroad ties along a main or branch line. Of course, Cody also addresses […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In November’s Workshop, Cody shows you how to equip a freight car with a functioning end of train device. He also shares how to use a handy jig to space railroad ties along a main or branch line. Of course, Cody also addresses […]
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Name: CSX Miami Downtown Spur Layout designer: Lance Mindheim Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 17 x 21 feet Prototype: CSX Locale: Miami Era: 2007 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 89 feet Minimum radius: 24 inches Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the December 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the […]
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Union Pacific stack train with DPU running through the finished part (about 1/3) of Per Laursen’s modern HO scale model railroad. The model train layout theme is UP with BNSF trackage rights in east-central Texas. The main city of Waycross is fictional but the other towns Gladewater, Livingston, and LaGrange are made to resemble the […]
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Union Pacific stack train with DPU running through the finished part (about 1/3) of Per Laursen’s modern HO scale model railroad. The model train layout theme is UP with BNSF trackage rights in east-central Texas. The main city of Waycross is fictional but the other towns Gladewater, Livingston, and LaGrange are made to resemble the […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page While Neil and David were in Atlanta for the National Train Show, they took a side trip to Kennesaw, Ga., to visit the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. Included in the museum’s collection is The General, the 4-4-0 Western & […]
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