Track plan at a glance Name: Springfield, Mo., on the Frisco Scale: N Size: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 feet Minimum radius: 10″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Originally appeared in the December 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Union Pacific Industrial District Scale: N (1:160) Box size: 28″ wide x 30 5/16″ deep x 18 3/32″ high (16 1/8″ deep with yard folded) Theme: free-lance urban industrial area Period: 1960s Style: oval with backstage fiddle yard Mainline run: 64″ Minimum radius: 7 5/64″ Maximum grade: none Originally […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Wisconsin Central Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 13 feet Minimum radius: 14″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared in the October 2005 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click here to download a PDF of this track plan […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Havaphew Central Scale: N (1:160) Size: 2′-6″ x 5′-0″ Prototype: free-lanced Great Northern Period: 1950s to 1960s Style: free-standing portable Mainline run: 13 feet Minimum radius: 9.75″ Minimum turnout: Atlas Custom Line Maximum grade: 0 Originally appeared in the March 2005 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Fox River RRScale: N (1:160)Size: 8 x 10.5 feetTheme: Midwest railroadEra: 1980sStyle: L shapedMainline run: 50 feetMinimum radius: 15″Minimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: 2 percentOriginally appeared in the June 2005 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans.Click on the link to download a PDF of this […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Hooch Junction RRScale: N (1:160)Size: main room 20 x 40 feet, with 12 x 14-foot and 8 x 14-foot extensionsPrototype: Norfolk Southern, CSX, and predecessor linesEra: modernStyle: walk-inMainline run: 1,000 feetMinimum radius: 15″ main, 12″ yardsMinimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: 2.5 percentOriginally appeared in the September 2006 issue of Model […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Naugatuck Valley RRScale: N (1:160)Size: 9’9″ x 10’0″Prototype: New York, New Haven & Hartford RRPeriod: fall 1959Style: walkaroundMainline run: Waterbury/south 41 feet, Waterbury/north 11 feetMinimum turnout: no. 5Minimum radius: 11″Originally appeared in the April 2006 issue of Model Railroader.Click on the link to download a PDF of this track […]
The National Train Show was held in conjunction with the National Model Railroad Association national convention in Detroit, Mich., July 27-29, 2007. Below are some of the new items we saw at the show. Electro-Motive Division MP15AC HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division MP15AC. Preproduction sample shown. Canadian Pacific, CSX, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, Southern Pacific, […]
The National Train Show is being held in conjunction with the National Model Railroad Association national convention in Detroit, Mich., July 27-29, 2007. Below are some of the new products being featured at the show. Look for a full show report next week. Alco C-420 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotivesAlco C-420 diesel locomotive. Arkansas & […]
Atlas HO and N scale signal system A versatile operating signal system is now available for HO and N scale modelers. These new signals from Atlas Model Railroad Co. come in three different styles and will work on DC layouts as well as those operated with Digital Command Control (DCC). The signal system uses much […]
Kato N scale USRA 2-8-2 Price: $175.00ManufacturerKato U.S.A., Inc. 100 Remington Road Schaumburg, IL 60173Description: Plastic and metal ready-to-run locomotiveComments: Kato has re-released its handsome N scale United States Railway Administration (USRA) 2-8-2 heavy Mikado. This new run of steam locomotives includes a version decorated for Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, as well as a painted […]
Walthers N scale Alco RS-2 Fans of first-generation diesel power can now have a detailed, solid performing N scale model of an RS-2, the American Locomotive Co.’s first road switcher produced after World War II. The Walthers model is prototypically accurate and has provisions for easy conversion to Digital Command Control (DCC). Postwar road switcher. […]
