Frisco Lines

Name: Frisco Lines Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15 x 35 feet Prototype: St. Louis-San Francisco Locale: Missouri and Oklahoma Era: early 1950s Style: walkaround Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 30″ (main), 24″ (sidings and yard) Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 4 (sidings and yards) Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally appeared in the October […]

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Great Northwestern Ry. Warm Springs District

Name: Great Northwestern Ry. Warm Springs District Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 2′-6″ x 20′-0″ long with a 2′-0″ x 8′-0″ staging yard Theme: Regional feeder line Locale: Colorado Era: 1976-1980 Style: L-shaped shelf layout Mainline run: 28 feet Minimum radii: 30″ (main line), 24″ (yards and branches) Minimum turnouts: no. 6 (main line), no. 4 […]

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Santa Fe Ry. Southern District

Name: Santa Fe Ry. Southern District Scale: N (1:160) Size: 13′-6″ x 19′-6″ Prototype: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Locale: Kansas and Oklahoma Period: 1988 to 1990 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 107 feet Minimum radius: 16″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the October 2009 issue of Model Railroader. […]

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Great Northern Ry.

Name: Great Northern Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 35 feet Theme: freelanced GN Locale: Pacific Northwest Date: September 15, 1955 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 344 feet Minimum radius: 32″ (main), 18″ (industrial areas) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (industrial) Maximum grade: 2.5 percent (main), 3.5 percent (branch lines) Originally appeared in […]

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The Pender Steel & Iron Supply Co.

Name: The Pender Steel & Iron Supply Co. Scale: 1:24 proportion, 15″ gauge Size: 2 x 4 feet Theme: urban industry Locale: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Era: 1950s Style: island Mainline run: none Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: Peco no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the September 2009 issue of Model Railroader. Click here […]

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