Video: On30 scale Fernwood Lumber Co RR

On30 scale Fernwood Lumber Co RR

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Pete Birdsong’s 12 x 24-foot On30 (O scale narrow gauge) model railroad is set in southern Mississippi in 1910. Watch geared locomotives haul passengers and freight on this spectacular model train layout. […]

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Video: On30 scale Fernwood Lumber Co RR

On30 scale Fernwood Lumber Co RR

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Pete Birdsong’s 12 x 24-foot On30 (O scale narrow gauge) model railroad is set in southern Mississippi in 1910. Watch geared locomotives haul passengers and freight on this spectacular model train layout. […]

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History According to Hediger: Interlocking insights

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Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader magazine’s senior editor Jim Hediger returns to the MRVP studio! In this episode, he first explains how a real plant works, before describing how former MR editors Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard engineered a model for use on an HO scale […]

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History According to Hediger: Interlocking insights

Man with model interlocking machine

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader magazine’s senior editor Jim Hediger returns to the MRVP studio! In this episode, he first explains how a real plant works, before describing how former MR editors Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard engineered a model for use on an HO scale […]

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HO scale Grand Junction RR

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HO scale Grand Junction RR from the February 2015 Model Railroader Name: Grand Junction RR Layout designer: Rolf Malmborg Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13 x 24 feet Prototype: Union Pacific and Southern Pacific along the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Locale: western Colorado and eastern Utah Era: 2006 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 160 feet […]

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Rivarossi HO scale U25C diesel locomotive

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Not to be confused with the model from the 1960s, this HO scale U25C from Rivarossi features all-new tooling and prototype-specific details. Distributed by Hornby America, this new “U boat” is available factory equipped with an ESU LokSound Select dual-mode decoder that operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) model railroads. Engineer’s side […]

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Broadway Limited Imports HO scale EMD SW1500 diesel locomotive

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Broadway Limited Imports HO scale EMD SW1500 switcher With its striking color scheme and flashing lights, Broadway Limited Imports’ Southern Pacific “Kodachrome” scheme SW1500 makes a splash. Even in one of the 11 more sedate schemes offered, this highly detailed, sound-equipped model will attract a lot of attention. The model features BLI’s Paragon2 dual-mode sound […]

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