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Facts & features Name: The Rio Grande Pacific RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 26′-0″ x 44′-6″ Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande Western; Great Northern; Spokane, Portland & Seattle; Union Pacific; and Western Pacific Locale: Colorado, Utah, and California Era: June 1948 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 544 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 (industrial […]
When I started in this hobby, I chose to model the early 1900s. That was before I knew what models were commercially available in my chosen time frame. (The answer was “not much.”) Since my hobby budget was limited, there was only one manufacturer making car kits appropriate for my era that I could afford. […]
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Things to see and places to go – at last NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show report ASK MR, pg. 18 What does a scale test car do? STEP BY STEP, […]
Walthers announced that a modernized 40-foot American Car & Foundry boxcar will be joining its popular WalthersMainline series. The HO scale car is scheduled for release in June. Road names in the first release of boxcars will include Erie Lackawanna, Green Bay & Western, Illinois Central, Lehigh Valley, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Reading Co., and […]
Broadway Limited Imports will be adding a Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 to its N scale steam locomotive lineup. The model is scheduled for release in December. Road names on the 4-8-4 will include Reading Co. (in-service and Iron Horse Rambles excursion, three road numbers each); 1976 American Freedom Train no. 1; Chessie Steam Special; […]
You’ve come to love Kathy Millatt as host of Let’s Make a Scene on Model Railroader Video Plus since October 2017. She’s now back with all-new episodes, Spring & Fall Part 1 Building Bridges, of the helpful scenery-making series on Trains.com! Even better, she’s also documented many of her expert modeling insight in the Kalmbach Media/Model […]
Broadway Limited Imports is bringing the Norfolk & Western class Y6b 2-8-8-2 steam locomotive to N scale. The model is scheduled for release in October. Initial paint schemes on the model will be Norfolk & Western (as-delivered black with gold lettering in five road numbers, fictional 1960s blue scheme in one number, and fictional Tuscan […]
The Big Four: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Q: Before my father-in-law passed away some years ago, we’d talk about the trains of long ago. As a boy, he loved to watch rail traffic pass by his childhood home in Pana, Ill. He mentioned the “Big Four” rail lines but couldn’t remember what […]
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of April 14, 2022. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 diesel locomotive. […]
Preparing an N scale locomotive for repainting. That’s what expert modeler Cody Grivno highlights in his latest Cody’s Workshop series video. From his workbench and vented spray booth, our host will lead you through the necessary steps for disassembling an Atlas EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive model, stripping off the factory paint job and decoration, and then applying an […]
Adding lighting and interior scenes structures on the N scale State Line Route layout is the focus of this episode. First, Eric White makes interiors for Gerry Leone’s and Seth Puffer’s structures using images he found on Google. Then, he adds realistic lighting inside the structures by installing LED lights from Woodland Scenics’ Just Plug […]
PLUS Brass engine fix-up Taking the mystery out of brass Add a metal foundry An industry you can model Visit an iron ore hauler An inspiring 23 x 27-foot HO layout You’re the power desk Operating tips from the prototype Add a paved roadway Convincing concrete quickly Modeling a small town Operating possibilities abound […]
