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What is an operating weekend and how does it work? Answer: Well, a group of layout owners who live somewhat near one another decide they want to have folks from out of their area come run their layouts. Organizing an operating weekend But there’s more to an operating weekend than inviting people over to run […]
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 February 24, 2022. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F7A diesel […]
Q: I’m designing an HO scale model railroad that will include an old mountain main line that’s due to be closed after a new bypass line has been constructed. Though my line will be freelanced, some examples of what I’m thinking of would be the old Colorado Midland Hagerman Pass line or the Denver […]
A printed backdrop installation might be the focus of this episode, but first, David Popp shares how he protects the new toggle switch installation along the fascia of the HO scale Jones Island layout section. Meanwhile, Eric White works to trim and secure a printed paper backdrop installation to the wall behind the industrial tank […]
Facts & features Name: C&O Monroe Division Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 23 feet Prototype: C&O, Chessie System Locale: Appalachia Era: late 1960s-early ’70s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 30″ (main), 24″ (other tracks) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (other tracks) Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Benchwork: L-girder Height: […]
Amherst 2022 Product Walk: The Amherst Railway Society’s 2022 Railroad Hobby Show at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass., was held January 29-30. Although a blizzard cut attendance to Saturday’s show, the Sunday show saw large crowds that came close to pre-pandemic levels. Saturday gave us a chance to get around to many […]
Cody Grivno explains where you can find HO scale boxcars (with positionable or sliding doors) from several manufacturers. If you can’t find that information on the website , write to the company, most manufacturers have a contact us form on their website. Do you want to know more about the features on model railroad equipment, […]
Midday Modeler kitbash challenge kickoff — In this episode Trains.com Executive Producer David Popp hosts a live stream cast of characters talking about the MR&T HO model railroad, with a special highlight of Ben Lake’s Hoan Bridge and the newly imagined Milwaukee waterfront. The kitbash challenge this year features N scale and HO scale models […]
Cody Grivno shows you where to find a specific set of drawings. Are you trying to track down past drawings from MR? Or do you want more information on a prototype locomotive? Our freight car? Send us an email: AskTrains@trains.com […]
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about model railroad products like 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 February 17, 2022. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division […]
Duplainville, Wis., about 18 miles west of Milwaukee, was developed around 1848. A predecessor of the Milwaukee Road began building a new main line west toward Portage, Wis., running through Duplainville about 1855. The Wisconsin Central (Soo Line) built south from Rugby Junction to Chicago in 1885, crossing the Milwaukee Road at Duplainville. The crossing […]
Q: I’m looking to build an HO scale Rock Island Rocket and its Electro-Motive Corp. TA diesel locomotive. I know that Model Railroader published Rock Island Rocket drawings several years ago (1986 or so), and I was wondering where I might find these plans? I think that the TA plans were reprinted […]
