Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 No room for a railroad? Think again NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 Which way should rotary-dump gons face? RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 24 Letters from our readers REHAB MY […]
With scribed wood siding, large windows and skylights, and a wealth of detail parts, Schaake Machine Works is a distinctive new entry to the HO scale craftsman structure market. The kit, from Canada-based Inter-Action Hobbies, builds into a compact, eye-catching industry that would look at home on a layout from the early days of steam […]
Atlas has re-released its HO scale General Electric U23B, this time with an available Electronic Solutions Ulm (ESU) LokSound V5 dual-mode decoder and several other refinements. General Electric’s (GE) U23B was produced from August 1968 to June 1977. Featuring a 12-cylinder FDL diesel engine, it produced 2,250hp. Most of the 1960s was dominated by horsepower […]
Join Eric White as he reviews the new Atlas HO GE U23B locomotive! Learn all about this product’s facts and features, and see how it runs on the track. […]
An Electro-Motive Division SW1200 end-cab switcher joins the ever-growing lineup of HO scale diesel locomotives from Rapido Trains. The model has an injection-molded plastic body with railroad-specific details; a die-cast metal frame, chassis, and gearboxes; and loads of separate, factory-applied, prototype-specific detail parts. The prototype Electro-Motive Division produced the SW1200 from January 1954 to May […]
Time to turn a flat tabletop into a layout with aesthetically pleasing elevations and undulations. But before David gets too far into cutting plywood, he first talks through a few changes to the N scale track plan. Plus, you’ll also see his clever, easily removable backdrop installation. […]
Most modelers have heard of modular railroading, or even practice it themselves. Modular railroading is an easy and practical way for a hobbyist (be they a beginner or more experienced) to create a mobile, and sometimes more manageable, layout. Modular layouts are built to a set of standards that allows an individual unit to connect […]
Join Cody Grivno in the studio as he takes an in-depth look at the Micro-Trains N scale National Steel Car 7528 high-cube double-door boxcar. […]
Q: What weight of rail (pounds per yard), does Code 83 represent? Maybe you could publish a table of weight vs. code vs. scale? – Jeff Schredder, Burbank, Calif. A: The relation of model rail code to prototype rail weight depends, of course, on scale. I found in the March 1940 issue of Model Railroader a […]
It’s episode 273 of Cody’s Office, and Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno is in to talk about the new Atlas HO scale ACF six-bay cylindrical covered hopper, the Menards HO scale M&Ms UFO scene, and the Trains Minnesota Railroads DVD! He also offers some helpful modeling tips, and answers viewer mail. […]
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 August 26, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive. New […]
Facts & features Name: Brooklyn Terminal Scale: N (1:160) Size: 5′-6″ x 7′-4″ Prototype: Bush Terminal, N.Y. Dock Ry., Fulton Terminal Locale: Brooklyn, N.Y. Era: 1940s Style: island Minium radius: 7″ on Unitram street track, 14″ elsewhere Minimum turnout: no. 3 on Unitram street track, no. 6 elsewhere Maximum grade: none (flat) Benchwork: open grid […]
