Montana Northland

Name: Montana Northland Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 20 X 26 feet, plus adjacent staging Prototype: freelance Locale: Western Montana/Central Idaho Era: late 1970s Style: three-level mushroom Mainline run: 495 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the August 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version […]

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Central River Subdivision

Name: Central River Subdivision Scale: N (1:160) Room size: 12 x 14 feet Theme: your choice Period: your choice Mainline run: 33 feet Minimum radius: 17″ main line, 13″ staging Minimum turnout: no. 8 main line, no. 6 staging Maximum grade: 1.38 percent Originally appeared in the November 2006 issue of Model Railroader and 102 […]

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Modeler’s spotlight for June 4, 2009 — Inside Cody’s office

Modeler's spotlight for June 4, 2009 -- Inside Cody's office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate Editor Cody Grivno is on vacation, so other members of the Model Railroader staff help out in this week’s Cody’s office episode. Associate Editor Steve Otte will show you some new model train products. Many layouts use skirting under the fascia to […]

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Modeler’s spotlight for June 4, 2009 — Inside Cody’s office

Modeler's spotlight for June 4, 2009 -- Inside Cody's office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate Editor Cody Grivno is on vacation, so other members of the Model Railroader staff help out in this week’s Cody’s office episode. Associate Editor Steve Otte will show you some new model train products. Many layouts use skirting under the fascia to […]

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Soo Line Stevens Point Division and Manitowoc Branch

Name: Soo Line Stevens Point Division and Manitowoc Branch Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 33 x 42 feet Prototype: Soo Line Locale: central Wisconsin Era: 1954 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 170 feet Minimum radius: 28″ main, 22″ branch Minimum turnout: no. 6 main, no. 5 branch Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the July […]

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South Shasta Lines

Name: South Shasta Lines Scale: O (1:48) Size: 42 x 60 feet Prototype: Southern Pacific Locale: Gerber to Dunsmuir, Calif. Era: 1940s to 1950s Style: Walk-in Mainline run: 450 feet Minimum radius: 72″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared in the July 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version […]

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The White Mountain Division

Name: The White Mountain Division Scale: N (1:160) Size: 12′-6″ x 16′-0″ Prototype: Maine Central Locale: Northern New Hampshire and northern Vermont Era: early fall 1949 to early fall 1960 Style: two-level, walk-in Mainline run: 69 feet Minimum radius: 16″ Minimum turnout: no. 6, except where indicated Maximum grade: 2.3 percent See the PDF versions […]

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Denver & Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande Southern

Name: Denver & Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande Southern Scale: On3 (1:48 proportion, three-foot gauge) Size: 34 x 60 feet Prototype: D&RGW and RGS Locale: Southern Colo. and northern New Mexico Era: First half of 1900s Style: Walk in with duckunders Mainline run: 300 feet Minimum radius: 72″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 See a […]

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New England & Pacific

Name: New England & Pacific Scale: N (1:160) Size: 17 x 26 feet Prototype: Maine Central RR Mountain Division (freelanced equipment) Locale: Portland, Maine, to St. Johnsbury, Vt. Era: steam-to-diesel transition to current era Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the June 2009 […]

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Oakland, Antioch, & Eastern Ry.

Name: Oakland, Antioch, & Eastern Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Room size: 10′-6″ x 19′-0″ Prototype: Sacramento Northern Ry. Locale: San Francisco Bay area, California Era: Late 1940s to early 1960s Style: shelf with central peninsula Mainline run: 108 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared in the June 2009 issue of Model […]

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Modeler’s spotlight video for April 23, 2009 — Inside Cody’s office

Modeler's spotlight video for April 23, 2009 -- Inside Cody's office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Learn all about how to clean your airbrush in part 3 of Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno’s how to airbrush series. Cody will also show you some of the latest model train products and will share a bit of history on some […]

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