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,” […]
Scale: HO Scale
HO scale Atlantic Coast Line in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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 […]
HO scale Hoosier Line
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 […]
HO scale Oakhurst RR
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 […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the July 2016 Model Railroader
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 […]
Video: Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2
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 […]
Video: Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2
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 […]
Bill Kachel’s HO scale Brideport Branch
Bill Kachel’s Cosmopolitan Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Pittsburgh to NYC and New Haven is an HO-scale DCC-controlled railroad. It incorporates the PRR, New Haven and Reading railroads, and includes the Hell Gate Bridge, Horseshoe Curve and the Zoo interchange in Philadelphia. His railroad has been featured in season 9 of the TV show […]
Bill Kachel’s HO scale Brideport Branch
Bill Kachel’s Cosmopolitan Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Pittsburgh to NYC and New Haven is an HO-scale DCC-controlled railroad. It incorporates the PRR, New Haven and Reading railroads, and includes the Hell Gate Bridge, Horseshoe Curve and the Zoo interchange in Philadelphia. His railroad has been featured in season 9 of the TV show […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for May 2016
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno gives you a sneak peek of the Digital Command Control (DCC) and sound equipped Atlas HO scale General Electric Dash 8-40B/BW locomotives and highlights other new model railroading products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices. In his modeling […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for May 2016
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno gives you a sneak peek of the Digital Command Control (DCC) and sound equipped Atlas HO scale General Electric Dash 8-40B/BW locomotives and highlights other new model railroading products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices. In his modeling […]
Rehab My Railroad: Episode 16
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Work on Chuck Sable’s HO scale C&NW layout and Season Two of this series comes to a close. But none of The Rehab Crew can spare a moment to relax and run trains just yet! There are still plenty of projects to complete […]
