Video: On30 Jemez and Rio Grande Chili Line

On30 Jemez and Rio Grande Chili Line

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Jim Gore’s On30 Jemez & Rio Grande models a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western branch line in 1951. Check out the detailed scenery as a train runs through scenes along this 12 x 16-foot model railroad. […]

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Video: On30 Jemez and Rio Grande Chili Line

On30 Jemez and Rio Grande Chili Line

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Jim Gore’s On30 Jemez & Rio Grande models a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western branch line in 1951. Check out the detailed scenery as a train runs through scenes along this 12 x 16-foot model railroad. […]

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HO scale Bona Vista RR

BonaVistaRR

Name: Bona Vista RR Layout designer: Gerry Leone Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14′-6″ x 30′-0″ Prototype: freelance Locale: northern Wisconsin and Minnesota Period: 1953 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally appeared in Great Model Railroads 2015.   Click on the link to download […]

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N scale Burnt Hills & Big Flats RR

BurntHillsbigFlatsRR

Name: Burnt Hills & Big Flats RR Layout designer: Steve Prevette Scale: N (1:160) Size: 20 x 30 feet Prototype: inspired by NYO&W Locale: northern Pennsylvania and central New York Period: June 5, 1970 Style: Around the walls with peninsulas Mainline run: 203 feet Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3 percent […]

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OO scale Downborough Junction

DownboroughJunction

Name: Downborough Junction Layout designer: Ian Smith Scale: OO (1:76.2 proportion, but on HO gauge track) Size: 8′-8″ x 12′-4″ Prototype: Midland & South West Junction Ry. (British Rys.) Locale: Wiltshire, England Period: 1959 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 31 feet Minimum radius: 23″ Minimum turnout: Peco large radius for main lines, others Peco […]

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HO scale Lehigh Valley RR, Wyoming Division

LehighValleyRRWyomingDivision

Name: Lehigh Valley RR, Wyoming Division Layout designer: Chuck Davis Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 17 x 19 feet Prototype: Lehigh Valley RR Locale: Northeast Pennsylvania Era: 1950s Style: walkaround Mainline run: 140 feet Minimum radius: 30″ main line, 24″ yard (less on some connecting roads) Minimum turnout: no. 6 main line, no. 5 yard Maximum […]

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S scale Penn Creek Valley

PennCreekValleyRR

Name: Penn Creek Valley Layout designer: Sam Powell Scale: S (1:64) Size: 16 x 27 feet with a 10 x 10-foot extension Prototype: freelanced Locale: southwestern Pennsylvania Period: 1956 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 180 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in Great Model Railroads 2015. Click on […]

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HO scale Leadville & Red Cliff (LARC)

HOscaleLeadvilleRedCliffRR

Name: Leadville & Red Cliff (LARC) Layout designer: Bill and Steve Brown Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 25 x 40 feet Prototype: Union Pacific (lower level), Rio Grande Southern and Denver & Rio Grande (upper) Locale: Central and Southern Colorado Era: Modern day (lower level), 1949 (upper) Style: walkaround Mainline run: 300 feet (standard gauge), 75 feet (narrow […]

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N scale Pennsylvania, Hudson & Potomac

NscalePennsylvaniaHudsonPotomac

Name: Pennsylvania, Hudson & Potomac Layout designer: Charles Klein Scale: N (1:160) Size: 12′-6″ x 12′-6″ Theme: freelanced, transition-era, freight and passenger trains Locale: Mid-Atlantic states Era: 1930 to 1948 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 16″ (hidden track), 20″ (visible track) Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally […]

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HOn3 East Broad Top RR

EastBroadTopRR

Name: East Broad Top RR Layout designer: Ron Pearson Scale: HOn3 (1:87.1, 3-foot gauge) Size: 24 x 33 feet Prototype: East Broad Top RR Locale: South-central Pennsylvania Era: late 1940s Style: multiple deck walk-in Mainline run: 170 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3.1 percent Originally appeared in the October 2014 […]

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