Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Seth Gartner’s HO scale Piney Fork Branch models a New York Central branch line in eastern Ohio in the 1960s. The multilevel layout also features an extensive steel-mill scene. […]
A rare find of a Western Pacific FTA-B units. Neglected for decades, the unique locomotives have roof-mounted number boards and wagon wheel antennae. The B-unit’s rear headlight came from a former steam locomotive. Being fascinated with the extreme weathering done by military modelers, Bruce Kingsley gave their methods a shot on a pair of small […]
A rare find of a Western Pacific FTA-B units. Neglected for decades, the unique locomotives have roof-mounted number boards and wagon wheel antennae. The B-unit’s rear headlight came from a former steam locomotive. Being fascinated with the extreme weathering done by military modelers, Bruce Kingsley gave their methods a shot on a pair of small […]
Northern Pacific freight and passenger trains run on Dan Flanagan’s fictitious HO Great Northern Pacific RR, based on Jerry Boudreaux’s Red Rock Northern track plan (Model Railroader, June 2007). It’s an around-the-walls layout, approximately 11′ x 11′. […]
Northern Pacific freight and passenger trains run on Dan Flanagan’s fictitious HO Great Northern Pacific RR, based on Jerry Boudreaux’s Red Rock Northern track plan (Model Railroader, June 2007). It’s an around-the-walls layout, approximately 11′ x 11′. […]
Oregon Rail Supply, manufacturer or HO scale signals and other accessories for model railroaders, announced that it is not going out of business or seeking new ownership. “We appreciate the concern and patience shown us by so many, following the unexpected death last August of my husband, Dick Yager, the founder of Oregon Rail Supply,” […]
Name: ACL in St. Petersburg Layout designer: Christian Javier Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 17 x 21 feet Prototype: Atlantic Coast Line Locale: St. Petersburg, Fla. Era: 1953 Style: Around-the-walls Mainline run: 66 feet Minimum radius: 26″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: flat This track plan originally appeared in the July 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the […]
Name: The Hoosier Line Layout designer: Jack Simpson Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 40 feet Prototype: Monon RR Locale: Indiana Era: 1950s Style: walkaround Mainline run: 124 feet Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1⁄2 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 43″ Roadbed: cork Track: Atlas code 83 Scenery: extruded-foam insulation board […]
Name: Oakhurst RR Layout owner: Marty Bradley Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 8′-6″ x 11′-0″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: California Sierra Nevada Era: 1920s Style: walk-in double-deck Mainline run: 88 feet (point-to-point); 48 feet (continuous) Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 6 percent Benchwork: open grid Height: 34″ to 56″ Roadbed: Woodland Scenics N […]
Click on the links to the left to download the image size appropriate for your computer screen. The Mosquito Creek Lumber Co.’s lone Climax locomotive leads the “Clean-Up Train” across a low bridge over the algae-covered swamps of Louisiana. Joseph Kreiss of Fairmont, Minn., whose HO scale Big Island Rail layout was featured in the […]
This HO scale General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) models a Canadian-built version of the SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive. The model accurately depicts its CP Rail prototype, including functioning classification lights. An ESU LokSound Select decoder provides realistic sound and lighting effects and operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) layouts. Watch the locomotive run […]
This HO scale General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) models a Canadian-built version of the SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive. The model accurately depicts its CP Rail prototype, including functioning classification lights. An ESU LokSound Select decoder provides realistic sound and lighting effects and operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) layouts. Watch the locomotive run […]
