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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Naugatuck Valley RR (Waterbury Industrial District)

Name: Naugatuck Valley RR Scale: N (1:160) Size: 9’9″ x 10’0″ Prototype: New York, New Haven & Hartford RR Period: fall 1959 Style: walkaround Mainline run: Waterbury/south 41 feet, Waterbury/north 11 feet Minimum turnout: no. 5 Minimum radius: 11″ Originally appeared in the October 2008 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this […]

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New York, Kittatinny & Western

Name: New York, Kittatinny & Western Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 18′-0″ x 23′-0″ Prototype: freelanced based on the Lehigh & Hudson River; Lehigh & New England; New York, Ontario & Western; and others Locale: northwestern New Jersey Era: summer 1963 Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 175 feet Minimum radius: 28″ Minimum turnouts: no. 7 main line, […]

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Abingdon Branch

Name: Abingdon Branch Scale: HO Size: 2 x 8 feet Prototype: Norfolk & Western Ry. Locale: Western Virginia Era: 1950s to early ’60s Style: shelf Mainline run: 8 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (no. 3 wye) Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the May 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a […]

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Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line (J and F configuration)

Name: Milwaukee Road’s Beer Line (J and F configurations) Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 12 feet Prototype: Milwaukee Road’s Chestnut Street Line Locale: Milwaukee, Wis. Era: 1947 Style: sectional Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the May 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See […]

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Montana Rail Link

Name: Montana Rail Link Scale: N (1:160) Size: 13′-0″ x 18′-9″ Prototype: Montana Rail Link Locale: Montana Era: current Style: walk-in Mainline run: 144 feet Minimum radius: 16½” Minimum turnouts: Peco long-(main) and medium-radius (yards) Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the May 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this […]

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CP Slocan Lake Division

Name: CP Slocan Lake Division Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9′-0″ x 11′-0″ Prototype: Canadian Pacific Era: 1970s Mainline run: 40 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnouts: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.3 percent Originally appeared in the April 2009 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]

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